Pan India Bouquets

Ribes glaciale Wall.

Family : Grossulariaceae
Family (as per The APG System III) : Iteaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ribes glaciale Wall.
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Scrub, open coniferous and mixed woodland, secondary forest (with Quercus, Berberis, Rhododendron, Abies, Juniperus), often hanging from rocks or boulders.; 2700 - 4000 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Ripe fruits are edible.
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North Pakistan to Central and East Central China and North Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 128; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 525
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Ribes glaciale. Downloaded on 6 December 2022.