Pan India Bouquets

Leycesteria formosa Wall.

Family : Caprifoliaceae
(Honeysuckle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Leycesteria limprichtii H.J.P.Winkl.; Leycesteria sinensis Hemsl.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leycesteria formosa Wall.
Common name : Himalayan Honeysuckle, Flowering Nutmeg, Himalaya Nutmeg, Pheasant Berry
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Gravel or loamy slopes, among shrubs in hemlock or fir forest, 1100 - 3658 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : May-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China, Myanmar and Azores, France, Great Britain, Ireland
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 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1355
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Leycesteria formosa. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.