• Family : Ericaceae
  (Heather Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : RHODODENDRON FAMILY (बुराँश फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Ericaceae
• Synonym(s) : Azalea barbata (Wall. ex G.Don) Kuntze; Rhododendron aristatum Royle; Rhododendron lancifolium Hook.f.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Rhododendron barbatum Wall. ex G.Don
• Common name : Barbed-Stalk Rhododendron
• Vernacular name : Guraans, Chimal, Laal Chimal, Kaalo Chimal (Nepali)
• Habit : Large shrub or small tree
• Habitat : Spruce, Hemlock and Fir forests, 2100 - 3650 m. altitude
• Comments / notes : Flowers blood-red, with5 black-crimson blotches at the base within
• Flower, Fruit : April-September
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
• Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : Himalaya to 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: 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: 376; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 228
• 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 barbatum. Downloaded on 28 May 2023.

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