Pan India Bouquets

Lyonia villosa (Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke) Hand.-Mazz.

Family : Ericaceae
(Heather Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
Synonym(s) : Andromeda villosa Wall.; Pieris villosa Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke, Xolisma villosa (Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke) Rehder
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Lyonia villosa (Hook.f. ex C.B.Clarke) Hand.-Mazz.
Common name : Hairy Staggerbush
Habit : Shrub or a small tree
Habitat : Moist conifer/Rhododendron forests, thickets; 1000 - 3900 m. altitude
Key identification features : Inflorescences 1-7 cm; rachis and pedicels pubescent; corolla urceolate to tubular.
Flower, Fruit : May-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South Central China and North Indo-China
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 villosa. Downloaded on 1 June 2023.

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