• Family : Hydrangeaceae
• Family (Hindi name) : HYDRANGEA FAMILY
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Hydrangeaceae
• Basionym : Viburnum macrophyllum Thunb.
• Synonym(s) : Hortensia japonica J.F.Gmel.; Hydrangea mutabilis Steud.
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser.
• Common name : Hydrangea, Mophead hydrangea
• Vernacular name : Thamapansapi lei (Manipuri)
• Habit : Shrub
• Key identification features : A stout shrub. Leaves opposite, elliptic to broadly ovate, acuminate at apex, cuneate at base and often decurrent into petiole, coarsely serrate. Flowers pink - blue or white, terminal cyme
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Distribution :
  • Sikkim : Sikkim
• Native : Japan, Kazan-retto
• Exotic/Native : Exotic
• World Distribution : Albania, Azores, Bolivia, Canary Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Costa Rica, East Himalaya, Ecuador, Great Britain, Juan Fernández Is., Korea, Madeira, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Panamá, Portugal, Réunion, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago, Tristan da Cunha, Venezuela, Vietnam
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Hydrangea hortensis. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.

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