Pan India Bouquets

Daphniphyllum himalense (Benth.) Müll.Arg.

Family : Daphniphyllaceae
(Daphniphyllum family)
Family (Hindi name) : DAPHNIPHYLLUM FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Daphniphyllaceae
Basionym : Goughia himalensis Benth.
Synonym(s) : Daphniphyllum benthamii Baill.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Daphniphyllum himalense (Benth.) Müll.Arg.
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Cool broad-leaved and moist conifer forest; 2270 - 3050 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Wood streaked red and of ornamental value; red wood used to make dye for caste-marks
Key identification features : Leaves oblanceolate, 9-20 x 3-6.5cm, base attenuate, lateral veinsscarcely prominent beneath; petioles 1.5-4(-5)cm; anthers narrow, ca. 3 x 1mm, apiculate; female pedicels strongly recurved
Flower, Fruit : May-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,North Sikkim (Mangan) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan) and North Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 217; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 813
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Daphniphyllum himalense. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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