Pan India Bouquets

Ilex excelsa (Wall.) Voigt

Family : Aquifoliaceae
(Holly Family)
Family (Hindi name) : ILEX FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Aquifoliaceae
Basionym : Cassine excelsa Wall.
Synonym(s) : Ilex doniana DC.; Ilex elliptica D.Don; Ilex nepalensis Spreng.; Ilex rotunda subsp. excelsa (Wall.) D.Y.Hong; Cassine excelsa Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ilex excelsa (Wall.) Voigt
Vernacular name : Tumari (Hindi); Dieng-lali, Dieng-sph-lali, Dieng-Soh-Syrate, Dieng-Soh-tyrland (Kannada)
Habit : Evergreen tree
Habitat : Warm broad-leaved forest and Sparse forest in mountain valleys, thickets, 800-2800 m altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : North-West India to China (Yunnan, SE. Guangxi)
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: 107
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 excelsa. Downloaded on 5 December 2023.