I am pleased to report that Jeanette Fryer confirms this is C.bacillaris Wallich ex Lindley Series Bacillares.
Recorded by Fryer & Hylmo only from Uttarakhand & Nepal, so this extends its range. There has been much confusion between this and C.affinis Lindley. According to Stewart this complex (he listed C.affinis var. bacillaris) included two taxa which were Pakistan and Kashmir's largest and commonest Cotoneasters being erect shrubs and small trees called 'luni' or 'rauns'. The stems made good walking sticks. The white flowers haave corollas open wide, the ripe fruits bluish black with glaucous bloom. He considered them exceedingly variable and those who like to split could make many taxa from the complex. Returning to Fryer & Hylmo, they say that C.bacillaris is often greater in width than height. It is handsome in autumn when bearing an abundance of black fruit which, being produced in long sprays, are apparently useful in floral arrangements. Cotoneaster bacillaris > Shimla H.P. > Altitude: Approx. 2000m > April 2015 > > > -- > With best Regards, > > Dr. Anil Kumar Thakur > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
