Pan India Bouquets

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude

Family : Ericaceae
(Heather Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
Basionym : Andromeda ovalifolia Wall.
Synonym(s) : Andromeda capricida Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Andromeda cordata Royle; Arbutus herpetica Colebr. ex Roxb.; Lyonia neziki Nakai & H.Hara; Pieridia ovalifolia (Wall.) Peterm.; Pieris ovalifolia (Wall.) D.Don; Xolisma ovalifolia (Wall.) Rehder
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude
Common name : Oval-Leaf Lyonia, Oval-Leaf Staggerbush
Vernacular name : Angeri (Nepali); Tlangham (Mizo); Lakhothing (Tangkhul)
Habit : Shrub or a small tree
Habitat : Forests, margins of and clearings in Oak and Blue Pine forests, thickets, mountains, open and dry slopes, near hot springs, ravines; 200 - 3400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The leaf blade shape and indumentum are highly variable. The young leaves and buds are toxic, but they are used externally as an infusion to treat skin diseases and external parasites.
Key identification features : Leaves ovate or elliptic, rarely suborbicular; calyx lobes triangular. Male flowers green-brown with short calyx tube
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : SIKKIM
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to Central and South China and Peninsula Malaysia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 166; 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: 395
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Lyonia ovalifolia. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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