Pan India Bouquets

Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

Family : Myricaceae
(Walnut Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AKHROT FAMILY (अखरोट फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Myricaceae
Basionym : Morella esculenta (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) I.M.Turner
Synonym(s) : Ascarina rubra Poir.; Myrica auriculata Ridl.; Myrica farquhariana Wall.; Myrica lobbii Teijsm. & Binn. ex Miq.; Myrica longifolia Teijsm. & Binn. ex C.DC.; Myrica missionis Wall.; Myrica sapida Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Common name : Box Myrtle, Bayberry
Vernacular name : Tatir (Adi); Kaiphal, Satsarila (Bengali); Kaiphal, Kaphal (Hindi); Kirishivani (Kannada); Soh-phi (Khasi); Maruta (Malayalam); Kafal (Nepali); Katphala, Mahavalkala (Sanskrit); Chavviyaci, Chavviyacimaram (Tamil); Keifang (Mizo)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest, mixed forests on mountain slopes; 300 - 2500 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : September-March
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, China, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to South China and West and Central Malesia
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 222; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 57
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Myrica esculenta. Downloaded on 28 March 2023.

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