Wendlandia puberula DC., Prodr. 4: 412 (1830);
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Himalaya to NW. India: Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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Shrubs or small tree 2.5-10m. Brancllets grey, shortly pubescent. Leaves in opposite pairs, broadly oblong, 5.5-12 x 2.5-5cm, acute at both ends, sparcely pubescent above and usually glabrescent except on veins, pubescent beneath on and near veins; petioles 0.8-1.8cm; stipules 4-7mm, ovate, cuspidate into a long fine erect point, variable in size. Panicles ovoid, distinctly longer than broad, 17-25 x 13-20cm; branches pubescent. Calyx sparsely pubescent, tube 1mm; teeth triangular, 0.25-0.75mm. Corolla white, tube 2.5-4mm; lobes ovate, obtuse, 2.25mm. Anthers oblong, 1.5-1.75mm, exserted. Style glabrous, excerted 2-3mm; stigma bilobed. Capsule greenish, very sparsely pubescent.
Fl. May-June
Mixed broad-leaved and deciduous forest and secondary scrub, especially in the dry valleys of central Bhutan.
(Attributions: A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE and RGoB. 1987 as per Bhutan Biodiversity Portal )
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Wendlandia puberula DC.: 7 high res. images.

Location: Phulchoki, Kathmandu
Date:  08 July 2023
Elevation:  1957 m.
Habit : Wild

Nepali Name : वन काइयु Van Kaaiyu


Yes, maybe as per
https://biodiversity.bt/observation/show/67923
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:770499-1
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=96597&flora_id=5
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=242426276
These appear to be young fruits.


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SK 3849 07 September 2023: 7 high res. images.

Location: Indra Daha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Date: 07 September 2023

Altitude: 1691 m.
Habitat : Wild
Wendlandia puberula DC. ???


Yes, possible as per images and details at
https://efloraofindia.com/2023/09/03/wendlandia-puberula/


 

 


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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) BSI Flora of India Checklist  Flora of Pakistan  FOP illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal  Pan India Bouquets  Bhutan Biodiversity Portal Useful Tropical Plants