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Wingnut Tree

Pterocarya sp.

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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27.28, 88.32

Field Notes

Description:

Tall tree looks like there are ribbons hanging from it.

Habitat:

Bon Farmhouse, village Kewzing. A remote village in Sikkim. Himalayan foothills. Lush vegetation. Himalayan foothills.

Notes:

(Greek pteron, wing, and karya, nut)
Most likely P. fraxinifolia
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2057475/1/ANAND-71.pdf

Reference Links:

Pterocarya - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
SukanyaDatta
Many many thanks, thaptor. Indeed it is Pterocarya ...and it is native to Asia. Plus it occurs in Sikkim. So happy to know the name. First time I saw this tree....with its ribbons.
thaptor
Looks like Pterocarya (Juglandaceae). Don't know if look-alikes exist 8no botanist, myself). It is the fruitstalks hanging down.

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