Pan India Bouquets

Ardisia macrocarpa Wall.

Family : Myrsinaceae
(Myrsine Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KRISHNANEEL FAMILY (कृष्ण नील फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ardisia macrocarpa Wall.
Common name : Himalayan Coralberry
Vernacular name : Damai phal (Nepali); Vahrit-thei (Mizo)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Evergreen oak and cool broad-leaved forests, 1500 - 2400 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Flowers and fruits highly ornamental; fruits edible.
Key identification features : Leaf margins with conspicuous marginal band of raised red gland-dots; sepals 3-3. 5mm; petals 6-7mm; fruit c 10mm
Flower, Fruit : April-July
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Nepal
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to Assam
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 169; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 513
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Ardisia macrocarpa. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.