Pan India Bouquets

Myrsine africana L.

Family : Myrsinaceae
(Myrsine Family)
Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Synonym(s) : Buxus dioica Forssk.; Myrica arabica Willd.; Myrica montana Vahl; Myrsine acuta Salisb.; Myrsine africana var. acuminata C.Y.Wu & C.Chen; Myrsine africana var. glandulosa J.M.Zhang; Myrsine bifaria Wall.; Myrsine bottensis A.DC.; Myrsine glabra Gaertn.; Myrsine microphylla Hayata; Myrsine potama D.Don; Myrsine rotundifolia Lam.; Myrsine scabra Gaertn.; Myrsine vacciniifolia Hayata; Samara potama Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Rhamnus myrtillus H.Lév.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myrsine africana L.
Common name : Cape Myrtle, African boxwood, Thakisa
Vernacular name : Bandraru oleander, Banwa, Banwan, Basuti, Chapra, Chhota mehndru (Hindi); Vidanga (Sanskrit)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Sparse mixed forests, open mountain slopes, sunny dry places, scrub, fields, roadsides; 300 - 3600 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : February-January
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Angola, Azores, Cape Provinces, China, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Uganda, We
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Azores, Eritrea to South Africa, Arabian Peninsula to China, Taiwan and Great Britain
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Myrsine africana. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.

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