Pan India Bouquets

Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Family : Elaeagnaceae
(Oleaster Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ELAEAGNUS FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Elaeagnaceae
Synonym(s) : Elaeagnus angustifolia var. biebersteiniana Kuntze; Elaeagnus angustifolia var. normalis Kuntze; Elaeagnus angustifolia subsp. orientalis (L.) Soják; Elaeagnus angustifolia var. orientalis (L.) Kuntze; Elaeagnus angustifolia var. spinosa (L.) Kuntze; Elaeagnus argentea Moench; Elaeagnus caspica (Sosn.) Grossh.; Elaeagnus dactyliformis Schltdl.; Elaeagnus erivanensis Fisch. ex Schltdl.; Elaeagnus hortensis M.Bieb.; Elaeagnus hortensis var. dactyliformis Loudon; Elaeagnus hortensis var. orientalis (L.) Loudon; Elaeagnus hortensis var. songarica Bernh. ex Schltdl.; Elaeagnus igda (Servett.) Tzvelev; Elaeagnus incana Lam.; Elaeagnus inermis Mill.; Elaeagnus litoralis (Servett.) Kozlowsk.; Elaeagnus orientalis L.; Elaeagnus oxycarpa Schltdl.; Elaeagnus oxycarpa var. microcarpa (Servett.) Tzvelev; Elaeagnus songarica (Bernh. ex Schltdl.) Schltdl.; Elaeagnus songarica var. kozlovskajae Tzvelev; Elaeagnus spinosa L.; Elaeagnus tifliensis Vis.; Elaeagnus tomentosa Moench; Elaeagnus turcomanica Kozlowsk.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Sea coasts, river and lake shores, dry river beds, mountains.
Comments / notes : This species is widely grown for its fruit.
Flower, Fruit : May-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Afghanistan, Altay, China, East Aegean Is., European Russia, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : East Europe to Temperate Asia and Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Baltic States, Bermuda, Bulgaria, California, Colorado, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Illinois, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Madeira, Morocco, New Mexico, New York, Romania, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey-in-Europe
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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Elaeagnus angustifolia. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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