Pan India Bouquets

Firmiana fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) K.Schum.

Family : Sterculiaceae
(Mallow Or Hibiscus Family)
Family (Hindi name) : GURHAL FAMILY (गुड़हल फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Malvaceae
Basionym : Sterculia fulgens Wall. ex Mast.
Synonym(s) : Clompanus fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Kuntze; Erythropsis fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Ridl.; Erythropsis pallens (Wall. ex King) Ridl.; Firmiana pallens (Wall. ex King) Stearn; Sterculia wallichii G.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Firmiana fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) K.Schum.
Common name : Coloured sterculia
Vernacular name : Kath-udal, Jari-udal, Jori-odal (Assamese); Mula (Bengali); Bodula, Samari, Walena (Hindi); Bilisulige (Kannada); Malamparathi, Kiliyani, Kleeni, Malabaraththi (Malayalam); Kaushi (Marathi); Malapparutti (Tamil)
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Decidous forests
Comments / notes : Roots of young trees have edible tubers.
Flower, Fruit : April-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Kashmir : Kashmir
Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Himalaya, China (South Yunnan) to Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 87; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 200
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Firmiana fulgens. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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