Pan India Bouquets

Edgeworthia gardneri (Wall.) Meisn.

Family : Thymelaeaceae
(Mezereum Family)
Family (Hindi name) : RAMETA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Thymelaeaceae
Basionym : Daphne gardneri Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Edgeworthia gardneri (Wall.) Meisn.
Common name : Indian Paper Tree, Nepali Paper Bush
Vernacular name : Argali (Nepalese)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Moist places, cool Laurel-dominated and evergreen oak forest; 1000 - 2500 m. altitude.
Comments / notes : A high-class paper is made from the bark. The bark fibres are used. This species is said to be the best of the various species that are used to make hand made paper in the Himalayas. The stems are extremely supple and can be tied in knots.
Key identification features : Flowers yellow, numerous (30 - 40) in globose, pendulous clusters; leaves sparsely silky-pubescent
Flower, Fruit : November-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Central Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan) and North 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: 212; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 211
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Edgeworthia gardneri. Downloaded on 1 October 2023.

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