Lyonia ovalifolia

Altitude 2100 mts
Habit herb
Habitat wild
Height 5-6 mts

It can’t be a herb. it is definitely a shrub. If it grows to a height of 15 feet as you have written it should be Vaccinium corymbosum L., the highbush blueberry or swamp bleberry.

Its Lyonia ovalifolia called as “Aniyar” in Kumaoni

Yes .., you are right
After re-look saw that although flowers in two look similar, ovary is inferior or sem-inferior in Vaccinium. It is clearly superior here, as found in Lyonia.

VOF Week: Tree for identification from the Trek:
This tree was shot from the river bank en route Ghanghariya to Gobind Ghat…help in id is required…..

It is Lyonia ovalifolia

Thanks a lot … …..actually this plant looked to me like Lyonia ovalifolia…which I had uploaded earlier from Chakrata…these are some of my earlier posted pics….hope these will help to conclude…the posted pics are from Chakrata area..

VoF Week: 19092012 BS 14 Tree sp -3 for id from the way to Ghangriya:
This tree sp was shot from midway between Ghangriya and Govindghat
Only this twig was shot and some we skipped Habit

It is Lyonia ovalifolia

Ericaceae (Incl. Vacciniaceae) Fortnight:: Lyonia ovalifolia from VOF-NS 02 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors.
This one was a tree recorded from Gobind Ghat-Ghanghariya trek during VOF tour..
This was identified as Lyonia ovalifolia.. please validate/correct the id..

Correct Name: Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude—Ericaceae (binomial will be italic)

Ericaceae (inc. Vacciniaceae) Fotnight: Lyonia ovalifolia from Shimla in Himachal Pradesh-GSG APR-02 : 5 posts by 5 authors. 1 image.

Locally called ‘Aern’, wood of Lyonia ovalifolia (=Pieris ovalifolia) is used in making wedding altar.
This photograph clicked in Rupi Valley, Shimla district at altitude of 2100 m asl.

Nice photograps taken by …! Yes, correctly identified …

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4).
Date: 10 May, 2014
Location: Ranikot
Altitude : 7000 ft.

Beautiful photographs. Thanks a lot … for showing so many beautiful and unique plants of your region..

Thank you for the compliments. I seek your help to correct the ID if I have mistakenly identified the plants.

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Another nice upload …this id seems okay to me…

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Tree for ID: Himachal Pradesh : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Please help me ID this tree.
Himachal Pradesh; between 1000-1500 msl;
A friend took this photo and he says that he has noticed this as often associated with Lyonia ovalifolia.

Thank you … I know autumn is not the best time to identify trees. I am attaching another photo of a green leaf I plucked from the tree today and it shows no fine-toothed margins. There were larger leaves than this but they were all bronze.
I also suspect it to be a prunus or pyrus. May be we need to wait till spring.
1 image.

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Yes leaf looks different, but if you are sure it belongs to the same tree we may have to locate a tree with flowers in raceme, 5 fused carpels with superior ovary. Hope to get in soon.

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To me it resembles to Lyonia ovalifolia (Ericaceae).

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… suggestion that it could be Lyonia ovalifolia seems plausible. Today I photographed a small tree near home as reference. All leaves are in autumn plumage and half eaten…
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Yes. It is Lyonia ovalifolia Syn: Pieris ovalifolia locally known as ANYAR in Garhwal,

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Most of these trees (there are aplenty here) are sprouting red leaf buds and stacks are emerging vertically from the older branches. We had discussed the possibility of this being the Lyonia ovalifolia. I will of course update when it flowers but here is how they look now.

14/22 Feb 2015

Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP

1800m

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These are sprouting now with beautiful pink-green velvety leaves. We have agreed on Lyonia ovalifolia for this tree as the message track shows. Does it flower?

Lyonia ovalifolia

Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP

1750m

26 March 2015
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The tree is now almost covered in soft pink-green leaves and there is no sign of flowers. Here are a couple of photos of the very same tree taken on 6 April 2105
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It is pieris ovalifolia Syn: Lyonia ovalifolia, closely associated with Rhododendron—Buras.

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Thank you very much … I am waiting for this tree to flower next month.

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These trees are coming in flower now. In a couple of days I will post fully opened flowers hopefully.
1 image.

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Pieris (Lyonia) ovalifolia!

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Our Lyonias (L. ovalifolia) are in flower now and I photographed some today (2.5.16) and the day before yesterday. I still haven’t managed to be in front of the tree in the right light to have a wide shot, but hopefully I will soon. Here I am sharing some photographs.
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Small jewels through the eyes of … Simply marvellous.

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These I believe are the seedpods on Lyonia ovalifolia that I photographed yesterday. Please advise.
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16122014GS2 a tree for ID from Uttarakhand-GSDEC09 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Please help in ID of this tree photographed from near Ukhimath in Uttarakhand.

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Lyonia ovalifolia according to … on Indian Flora

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I think the suggested id is very close..this can be Lyonia ovalifolia..

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Sir, Lyonia valifolia (Wall.) Drude (Ericaceae) to me.

Thanks a lot … You surely will increase my knowledge. The two groups of plants I dread (have very little knowledge) are orchids (you can count Kashmir orchids on your fingers) and trees (except few in Kashmir and Delhi).

I am still at infant stage to knowing the higher plant diversity of Uttarakhand. Yes, I am able to identify few species now, because of my Dissertation (2010), Ph.D. work (2016), voluntary guidance-cum-help by my well wishers and even from efi.
A have acknowledged the help in brief on my thesis i.e. “My thanks are due to the pillars, moderators and members of “efloraofindia Google e-group” for resolving the identification of many plant specimens uploaded by me, especially, Mr J.M. Garg (owner of the group)”. pp. ii.

wonderful. so when your thesis is defended and your degree awrded would you be sending parts of it for publication? would we privileged to see //read your write ups

Attaching flowering (not fully open flowers) twigs for the members.
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Tree for ID from Kausani Uttarakhand-GS14032022-5: 3 very high res. images.
Please help with the ID of this tree photographed from Kausani, Uttarakhand, 15-4-2012.

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude ??

Yes, it should be Lyonia ovalifolia…

Lyonia ovalifolia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Sharing some pictures of L. ovalifolia shot at Suryavinyak, Nepal on 10 May 2014 at  5000 ft.

Thanks, for the beautiful pictures.

Adding some pictures with fruiting of L. ovalifolia shot at Telkot, Nagarkot, Nepal on 30 july 2016 at 5500 ft.  Attachments (4)

I think Ericaceae. Pl. Check comparative images at family page.

Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude  ???
Actually the plant was a little far and could not go closer. 

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I also think matches with images at Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) Drude

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Identity requested . Meghalaya . 26.6.17 : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Lyonia

Yes, I agree. Pl. Check comparative images at efi site.

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In the absence of flowers & fruits, mere guesswork hints toward Pieris ovalifolia (Anyar- UK) family Ericaceae

Seems like Lyonia ovalifolia…

Lyonia ovalifoloia has been reported from this area earlier as well

Habit : Wild

Please send the close up image. This is blurring

I am not sure as per images at
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/12/lyonia-ovalifolia-d12/

Tree expert Dr. Lila nath Sharma is in the foreground!
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230308

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