Pan India Bouquets

Fraxinus xanthoxyloides (G.Don) Wall. ex A.DC.

Family : Oleaceae
(Olive Or Jasmine Family)
Family (Hindi name) : MOGRA FAMILY (मोगरा फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Oleaceae
Synonym(s) : Fraxinus moorcroftiana (G.Don) Brandis; Fraxinus oxyacanthifolia Dippel; Ornus moorcroftiana G.Don; Ornus xanthoxyloides G.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Fraxinus xanthoxyloides (G.Don) Wall. ex A.DC.
Common name : Afghan ash, Algerian ash
Habit : Shrub or small tree
Habitat : Dry slopes in valleys; 1000 - 2800 m. altitude
Comments / notes : The wood is hard, white and close-grained; used for tool-handles and walking sticks. The foliage is used as fodder.
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Afghanistan to 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: 171
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Fraxinus xanthoxyloides. Downloaded on 4 July 2022.