Pan India Bouquets

Euonymus grandiflorus Wall.

Family : Celastraceae
(Staff-Tree Family)
Family (Hindi name) : MALKANGANI FAMILY (मालकांगनी फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Celastraceae
Synonym(s) : Euonymus grandiflorus f. longipedunculatus C.Y.Chang; Euonymus mairei H.Lév.; Lophopetalum grandiflorum Wight ex Arn.; Lophopetalum lucidum Wight ex M.A.Lawson
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Euonymus grandiflorus Wall.
Habit : Deciduous shrub
Habitat : Forest, woodlands; 1400 - 3300 m. altitude
Comments / notes : A valuable ornamental shrub, occasionally cultivated
Key identification features : Seeds black, half-covered by bright red aril
Flower, Fruit : March-November
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Assam : Assam
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to Central and South China and 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: 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: 115-116
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Euonymus grandiflorus. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.

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