Pan India Bouquets

Toricellia tiliifolia DC.

Family : Toricelliaceae
Family (as per The APG System III) : Cornaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Name not found
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Shady moist localities in Oak-mixed forest, Warm broad-leaved forest, often in disturbed areas, 1700 - 2200 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Grow in association with Acer cappadocicum, Daphniphyllum himalense, Ilex dipyrena, Lyonia ovalifolia, Quercus leucotrichophora, and Rhododendon arboretum
Key identification features : Male flowers green-brown with short calyx tube
Flower, Fruit : March-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, India, Nepal
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Himalaya
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: 331
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Toricellia tiliifolia. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.