Pan India Bouquets

Rhododendron anthopogon D.Don

Family : Ericaceae
(Heather Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
Synonym(s) : Rhododendron anthopogon var. album Davidian; Rhododendron aromaticum Wall.; Rhododendron haemonium Balf.f. & R.E.Cooper
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron anthopogon D.Don
Common name : Dwarf Rhododendron
Vernacular name : Atarasu, Talis, Talisiri, Tals (Hindi); Sunpaati (Nepali); Talisapatra (Sanskrit)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : A common plant, on open hillsides, rocky slopes and cliff ledges and in dwarf Rhododendron scrub above tree line, 3650 - 4700 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to South Tibet
Conservation Status : Branches without persistent leaf bud scales; corolla (in Bhutan) usually pink or pinkish white
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: 385-386
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Rhododendron anthopogon. Downloaded on 9 June 2023.

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