Pan India Bouquets

Acer pectinatum Wall. ex Brandis

Family : Aceraceae
(Maple Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PHARJANJ FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
Synonym(s) : Acer laisuense W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu; Acer pectinatum var. caudatilobum (Rehder) A.E.Murray; Acer pectinatum f. caudatilobum (Rehder) W.P.Fang
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acer pectinatum Wall. ex Brandis
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Evergreen oak, cool broad-leaved, Hemlock and Fir forests, 2750 - 3350 m. altitude
Comments / notes : A variable species in number and depth of leaf lobing.
Flower, Fruit : April-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Himalaya to China (North-West Yunnan) and North-West Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 98; 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: 67-68
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Acer pectinatum. Downloaded on 2 October 2023.