Pan India Bouquets

Hovenia dulcis Thunb.

Family : Rhamnaceae
(Buckthorn Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BER FAMILY (बेर फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rhamnaceae
Synonym(s) : Hovenia pubescens Sweet
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Hovenia dulcis Thunb.
Common name : Coral tree, Japanese resin tree
Vernacular name : Chetia bola, Chetia-bola (Assamese); Pinke esing (Mishing); Muralimaram (Tamil)
Habit : Climbing shrub
Habitat : Primary forests, open places along the foot track; 1200-1500 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Often cultivated
Flower, Fruit : June-January
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : Bangladesh, China, East Himalaya, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Japan and Argentina Northeast, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Honduras, North Carolina, Paraguay, Peru, Texas
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 95
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Hovenia dulcis. Downloaded on 10 December 2023.