Common name: Himalayan Spindle Tree • Chinese: 西南卫矛 Xi Nan Wei Mao • Hindi: Dadul, Dharua, Papper • Khasi: Dieng-sohsatkhlaw • Nepali: बन चितु Ban Chitu • Urdu: Dedul, Dharua, Siki, Singi
Himalayan Spindle Tree is a small tree, growing up to 10 m tall, with
thick, corky, pale-grey bark. Leaves are ovate or oblong, with a single
sert of fine marginal teeth with bristle-like deciduous tip. Leaves are
3-8 cm long, but variable. Flowers are greenish-white, about 7 mm across,
in branched clusters occuring in leaf axils. Sepals are 4, petals 4, 5-7
mm long, lanceshaped to oblong, obtuse, with curled-back margins.
Himalayan Spindle Tree is found in the Himalayas, from Afganistan to SE
Tibet and Burma, at altitudes of 700-2700 m. Flowering: April-July.
Identification credit: Gurcharan Singh
Photographed in Gangtok, Sikkim, Pahalgam, Kashmir & Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand.
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