Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Symplocos ramosissima Wall. ex G.Don
Habit : Shrub or small tree
Habitat : Cool broad-leaved and evergreen oak forests, sometimes in scrub on open hillsides, 1600 - 2560 m. altitude
Key identification features : Branchlets pubescent; leaf apex obtuse, subacute or acute, margins crenate to subentire; racemes 3-10cm; stamens 80-100
Flower, Fruit : April-July
Distribution :
Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Sikkim : North Sikkim (Mangan) district,East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal 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: 170; 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: 582-583