Pan India Bouquets

Cornus macrophylla Wall.

Family : Cornaceae
(Evergreen Dogwood Family)
Family (Hindi name) : CORNUS FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Cornaceae
Synonym(s) : Swida macrophylla (Wall.) Soják; Thelycrania macrophylla (Wall.) Pojark.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cornus macrophylla Wall.
Common name : Large Leaf Dogwood
Vernacular name : Haadaga (Kannada); Kandara (Urdu)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Moist forest or among shrubs, 2130 - 2290 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Leaves used as fodder.
Flower, Fruit : June-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sakhalin, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to Sakhalin
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 142; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 330
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Cornus macrophylla. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.