Pan India Bouquets

Myrsine semiserrata Wall.

Family : Myrsinaceae
(Myrsine Family)
Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Synonym(s) : Celastrus seguinii H.Lév.; Myrsine acuminata Royle; Myrsine khasyana Kurz; Myrsine semiserrata var. brachypoda Z.Y.Zhu; Myrsine sessilis D.Don; Myrsine subspinosa D.Don; Pilogyne kerrii Gagnep.; Samara sessilis Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myrsine semiserrata Wall.
Common name : Blueberry Myrtle
Vernacular name : Bains, Gaunta (Hindi); Dieng ching (Jaintia); Kali kath (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Evergreen oak forest , broad-leaved forests, limestone hillsides, mountain slopes, roadsides, streambanks, sunny places; 500 - 2700 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The wood is of chocolate colour, and is used by carpenters; fruit is edible. A source of green dye.
Flower, Fruit : Non-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-East Pakistan to South China and 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: 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: 508
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 semiserrata. Downloaded on 28 May 2023.

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