Pan India Bouquets

Ilex dipyrena Wall.

Family : Aquifoliaceae
(Holly Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ILEX FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Aquifoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Ilex andersonii Pasq.; Ilex cunninghamii Loudon; Ilex dentonii Loudon; Ilex elliptica (Dallim.) Bean; Nemopanthus andersonii Pasq.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ilex dipyrena Wall.
Common name : Himalayan Holly
Habit : Evergreen tree
Habitat : Dense mixed forest, evergreen oak forest, open mountainsides and edges of cultivated fields, 2000 - 3120 m. altitude
Comments / notes : This species varies considerably in shape and spininess of its leaves and taxa based on the differences of leaf margin are not worthy of recognition.
Flower, Fruit : April-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Pakistan to China (South-West Sichuan, Yunnan, South-West Hubei)
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 94; 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: 108
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Ilex dipyrena. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.

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