Pan India Bouquets

Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don

Family : Caprifoliaceae
(Honeysuckle Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Viburnaceae
Synonym(s) : Viburnum multratum K.Koch
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Viburnum cotinifolium D.Don
Common name : Smoketree Leaved Viburnum
Vernacular name : Bhatnoi, Bhutool, Dab, Goniya, Taliana (Hindi); Khimata (Lahaul)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Blue pine and conifer/Rhododendron forests, often at forest margins, 1524 - 3720 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Leaves white cottony below and small white flowers which appear in early spring before the leaves.
Flower, Fruit : April-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Afghanistan, Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Afghanistan to Sikkim and South Tibet
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 143; 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: 1357
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Viburnum cotinifolium. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.