Wikstroemia canescens

Wikstroemia canescens Wall. ex Meisn., Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 3: 288-289 288 1841.(syn. Daphne inamoena Gardner; Daphne oppositifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Meisn.; Daphne sericea D.Don; Daphne virgata Wall.; Diplomorpha canescens (Meisn.) C.A.Mey.; Diplomorpha virgata (Meisn.) C.A.Mey.; Wikstroemia inamoena (Gardner) Meisn.; Wikstroemia virgata Meisn.);
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E. Afghanistan to Myanmar and Sri Lanka: Afghanistan, Assam, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tibet, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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wik-STROOM-ee-uh — named for the Swedish botanist Johan Emanuel Wikström … Dave’s Botanary
kan-ESS-kens — grey hair, greyish … Dave’s Botanary 
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commonly known as: Himalayan string-bush, Himalayan tie-bush • Dogri: चमलाख chamlaakh, तरटांग tartaang • Garhwali: चंबई chambai • Hindi: चमलिया chamliya, तिलक tilak • Khasi: ja-tyllu, pan-jung-masi • Kumaoni: चंबोई chamboi, चमलेटु chamletu, चमलिया chamliya • Nepali: कालो चौलायो kaalo chaulaayo, कालो लोग्ते kaalo logte, लुल लुले lullule, पाती paatee, फुर्के पाती phurke paatee • Pahari: चंबट chambat, तिलक tilak • Punjabi: ਭਟਨਿੱਗੀ bhatniggi, ਤਿਲਕ tilak
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/02/wikstroemia-canescens-meisn.html
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Small shrub, usually less than 1 m tall; leaves usually opposite, sometimes alternate, elliptic oblong to lanceolate, subsessile, 4-8 cm long; flowers greenish yellow, in clusters; calyx tube 5-7 mm long, pubescent, 4-lobed, lobes barely 2-2.5 mm long, obovate; stamens 8, in two whorls; fruit 4-5 mm long.
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ID plz_301110_RKC_01;
On way to Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh (ca 1500 m)- Date: August, 2010: (6 messages, 6 pictures, 30.11.10);



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Flora of Chakrata Part-2: 24102011-BS-2 Small shrub for id from Deovan Trek Chakrata:
Pls id this about 2 feet high wild shrub shot from Chakrata at a height of about 2400 mts on 21-10-11
Flowers with slender tube of about 12 mm. Petals 4 small
My Guess is Wikstroemia

May be Wikstroemia canescens Meisn.
Family: Thymelaeaceae


Yes, Wikstroemia canescens, occasional in the area.



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DV :: 31 JUL 12 – 0904 :: diffuse shrub of ¿ Euphorbiaceae ? along NH58 near Tangani:
31 JUL 12
NH58near Tangani, about 4500 ft
ID please.
Habitat: along NH58 near Tangani
Habit: diffuse shrub


Can it be Wikstroemia canescens ?


I think yes, … is right- efi thread



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VoF Week :: Wikstroemia canescens along Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail:
Wikstroemia canescens Wall. ex Meisn. … (family: Thymelaeaceae)
1 AUG 12
Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trailabout 8900 ft



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Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae Fortnight: Thymelaeaceae-Wikstroemia canescens from Chakrata-GSSEP05 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3).
Wikstroemia canescens Meisn. in Denkschr. Regensb. Bot. Ges. 3:288. 1841
Small shrub, usually less than 1 m tall; leaves usually opposite, sometimes alternate, elliptic oblong to lanceolate, subsessile, 4-8 cm long; flowers greenish yellow, in clusters; calyx tube 5-7 mm long, pubescent, 4-lobed, lobes barely 2-2.5 mm long, obovate; stamens 8, in two whorls; fruit 4-5 mm long.
Photographed from Chakrata



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This is a frequent shrub in Himalayas, sharing pics from Chakrata, Uttrakhand..
Wikstroemia canescens….

Very good photographs …



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VOF Trek: Wikstroemia canescens along Govindghat-Ghangaria trail:
Wikstroemia canescens (Family:Thymelaeaceae) along Govindghat-Ghangaria trail.

 


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Wikstroemia canescens : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Sharing some pictures of Wikstroemia canescens shot at Kakani on 28 July 2016 at 6000 ft.

Nepali Names : फुर्के पात Furke Paat / कालो लोग्ते Kaalo Logte / लुल लुले Lul Lule / पाती Paatee



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Wikstroemia canescens ABAUG2016/62 : 6 posts by 3 authors. 6 images.
There is a clump of these bushes about half-way up to Triund. I have been meaning to confirm its identity for some time but didn’t get around to do so. Is it Wikstroemia canescens? Please advise.
Wikstroemia canescensHimalayan Tie Bush
Mcleodganj-Triund trek, HP
2300m approx.
21 August 2016

I think matches with images at Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae Fortnight: Thymelaeaceae-Wikstroemia canescence from Chakrata-NS SEP 14 by …


Yes …, you are right, thanks for detailed images!!



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via Species‎ > ‎W‎ > Wikstroemia canescens Wall. ex Meisn. … family: Thymeleaceae

Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
wik-STROOM-ee-uh — named for the Swedish botanist Johan Emanuel Wikström … Dave’s Botanary
kan-ESS-kens — grey hair, greyish … Dave’s Botanary 
commonly known asHimalayan tie-bushHimalayan string-bush • Hindiतिलक tilak • Khasija-tyllupan-jung-masi • Nepaliफुर्के पात phurke paat 
botanical namesWikstroemia canescens Wall. ex Meisn. … synonyms: check status at … The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1. 
August 1, 2012 … along Govind Ghat – Ghangaria trail 


wik-STROOM-ee-uh — named for the Swedish botanist Johan Emanuel Wikström … Dave’s Botanary
kan-ESS-kens — grey hair, greyish … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: Himalayan string-bush, Himalayan tie-bush • Dogri: चमलाख chamlaakh, तरटांग tartaang • Garhwali: चंबई chambai • Hindi: चमलिया chamliya, तिलक tilak • Khasi: ja-tyllu, pan-jung-masi • Kumaoni: चंबोई chamboi, चमलेटु chamletu, चमलिया chamliya • Nepali: कालो चौलायो kaalo chaulaayo, कालो लोग्ते kaalo logte, लुल लुले lullule, पाती paatee, फुर्के पाती phurke paatee • Pahari: चंबट chambat, तिलक tilak • Punjabi: ਭਟਨਿੱਗੀ bhatniggi, ਤਿਲਕ tilak

botanical namesWikstroemia canescens Meisn. … homotypic synonymsDiplomorpha canescens (Meisn.) C.A.Mey. … and more at POWO, retrieved 01 February 2025

Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about “where” could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Himalayan string-bush, Himalayan tie-bush
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras
चमलाख chamlaakh, तरटांग tartaang
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names … facebook
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) … spoken in: Uttarakhand
चंबई chambai
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: DelhiUttar PradeshBiharChhattisgarhHaryanaJharkhandMadhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
चमलिया chamliya, तिलक tilak
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
ja-tyllu, pan-jung-masi
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari … spoken in: Uttarakhand
चंबोई chamboi, चमलेटु chamletu, चमलिया chamliya
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: NepalWest BengalAssamSikkim
कालो चौलायो kaalo chaulaayo, कालो लोग्ते kaalo logte, लुल लुले lullule, पाती paatee, फुर्के पाती phurke paatee
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names … efloraofindia
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) … variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
चंबट chambat, तिलक tilak
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) … spoken in: Punjab
ਭਟਨਿੱਗੀ bhatniggi, ਤਿਲਕ tilak
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
~~~~~ Created on: 19:07 01-02-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:39 02-02-2025 ~~~~~

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Hindi names of Wikstroemia canescens : 7 posts by 3 authors.
Following names chambai, chambat, chamliya, padaren, tilak ... are compiled at ENVIS – FRLHT for Wikstroemia canescens.
I cannot visualize padaren while tilak I assume is तिलक
My attempt at putting others in Devanagari script: चम्बई (or चंबई), चम्बट (or चंबट), चमलिया … these or their variants in Devanagari, are not found on internet.
Those familiar with these names, please help.

Can padaren be an Urdu word ?


May not be, … Could be some local dialect of Himachal or Uttarakhand.


… or could be borrowed from Kashmiri.


Both ways chambak, and chambeli can be written either half m or a dot at the top.


Thanks … I meant to say that none of these चम्बई / चंबई / चम्बट / चंबट / चमलिया yield any result in Google search, thus was not confident whether these are valid.
Source site of English transcribed words (names) chambai, chambat, chamliya, padaren, tilak is not found on Internet. It is possible that these names are found in some printed resource, based on which, ENVIS – FRLHT must have compiled them in their database.
In such ‘rare’ cases, bibliography adds confidence for study.



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SK993 22 FEB-2018 : 10 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)
Location: Chandragiri, Nepal  
Date: 19 September 2016
Altitude: 8200 ft.
Habit : Wild

Any chances of Thymelaeaceae (Wikstroemia sp.?)
The other possibility is Buddlejaceae..

Thank you …! efi thread


Thanks, …, for id.
I also think closer to images at Wikstroemia canescens

Thank you All!
Nepali Names : कालो लोग्ते Kaalo Logte  / कालो चौलायो Kaalo Chaulaayo / लुल लुले LulLule / पाती Paatee / फुर्के पाती Phurke Paatee


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Wikstroemia canescens Meisn. : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)- 2 & 4 mb.
Location: Chisapani, Kathmandu
Date: 01 October  2019
Elevation: 2176 m.
Habit : Wild 

Attachments (3)- 648 kb, 1 & 1 mb.

Attachments (1) – 6 mb.



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Plants from Northeast Tour 2017- Shrub for id from Meghalaya : 11 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5)
Please suggest id of this shrub which was shot from Shillong-Cherrapunji route, Meghalaya during my recent tour to the place.
I think this belongs to Thymelaeaceae. Can this be an Edgeworthia sp.? or a Gnidia

Looks more close to Edgeworthia gardneri.


I tried yesterday night, but was not convinced. So decided not to say anything.


Kindly also check Wikstroemia canascensThymeleaceae


Thanks …, but this is not Wikstroemeria canescens…!!


Looks similar to images of Wikstroemia canescens at ID plz_301110_RKC_01


Not quite convincing to me …, having seen Wikstroemia canescens at various places.. let’s hope for some more inputs..!!


I guess Wikstroemia canescens Meisn.
efi thread


Yes !


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Wikstroemia??? : 2 posts by 2 authors. 2 images.
Does anyone the name of this species?
Found at ca 2300m in the Himalaya foothills SW of Everest area 
October 13th 2018
Shrub and I thought of thymelaeaceae
Non-cultivated, along a footpath

Wikstroemia canescens !


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id request Wikstroemia: 2 high res. images.
please check the attached images. It seems some Wikstroemia for me.

Captured at Bhaderwah JK
Alt 2000m approx.

Only one sp. Wikstroemia canescens Wall. ex Meisn. !



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near Pangot. Uttarakhand- June’06; Govindghat-Ghanghria route, Uttarakhand- 2000-3000 m. Flowering in June;

unid-TQ08 Govindghat – efloraofindia | Google Groups
PLANT FOR ID 63 SMP JUN 06 – indiantreepix | Google Groups


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Wikstroemia canescens Meisn.: 6 very high res. images.

Location: Mugu, Nepal
Altitude:  2753m.
Date: 22 August 2021
Habit : Wild 

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Wikstroemia canescens Meisn.: 2 very high res. images.

Location: Dunai, Dolpa,  Nepal
Altitude:  2300m.
Date: 17 June 1022

Habit : Wild 



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Updated on February 22, 2025

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