Pan India Bouquets

Pittosporum napaulense (DC.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Family : Pittosporaceae
(Pittosporum Family)
Family (Hindi name) : AGNI FAMILY (अग्नि फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Pittosporaceae
Basionym : Senacia napaulensis DC.
Synonym(s) : Celastrus verticillatus Roxb.; Pittosporum floribundum Royle; Pseuditea javanica Hassk.; Senacia napaulensis DC.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pittosporum napaulense (DC.) Rehder & E.H.Wilson
Common name : Ginger tree
Vernacular name : Shi-ing, Dieng-mulo (Assamese); Bagh Muta, Kisan, Tumri, Raini (Hindi); Ekkadi, Tammatha (Kannada); Dieng-duma, Dieng Thyllong (Khasi); MalayalamKasumaram ; Kattu Sampangi (Tamil); Rakamuti (Telugu); Vikhari, Yekkuddy, Yekadia (Marathi)
Habit : Shrubs or small tree
Habitat : Moist deciduous forest, shola forests and Warm evergreen broad-leaved forests, 1370-2100 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : February-April
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
Native : Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Vietnam
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 79; 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: 528-529
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pittosporum napaulense. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.

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