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Table 1 Flowering and Fruiting information of underutilized fruits of the Northern Himalayas

From: Bioactive constituents and health promoting compounds of underutilized fruits of the northern Himalayas of India: a review

Scientific name and family

Local name

Location

Flowering time

Fruiting (Harvest) time

Key reference

Artocarpus lacucha (Moraceae)

Lakooch (Hindi)

Dheu (Kangri)

Himachal Pradesh

March -April

June - September

(Vanajakshi et al. 2016; Shri et al. 2018)

Berberis asiatiica (Berberidaceae)

Darhaldi (Hindi), Kashmal (Kangi), Kashmir (Garhwali)

Himachal Pradesh

From mid of March to end of April

May to June

(Neag et al. 2018)

Carissa spinarum (Apocyanaceae)

Garna (Kangri)

Jangli karonda (Hindi)

Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh

March-May

June – September

(Ansari & Patil 2018; Ansari & Patil 2018; Fatima et al. 2013)

Cordia dichomata (Boraginaceae)

Lasoora (Kangri)

Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh

March-May

July – September

(Ansari & Patil 2018; Aimey et al. 2020)

Corylus acquemontii (Betulaceae)

Thangi, Bhotiya Badam, Urmuni, Sharoli and Sharod

Lahaul and Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, and Kullu

April-May

September-Octomber

(Kumar et al. 2016)

Cydonia oblonga (Rosaceae)

Beeddana (Dogri)

Kashmir

January - March

June-July

(Al-Snafi 2016; Kurian & Sankar 2007; Prajapati et al. 2003)

Elaeagnus latifolia (Elaeagnaceae)

SohShang, Sibsagar

Meghalaya

September-October

March-April

(Panja et al. 2014; Rymbai et al. 2016)

Ficus auriculata (Moraceae)

Timla (Pahadi)

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Starting the primary week of March and endures till the April last

June - August

(Ansari & Patil 2018; Chandran & Ravikumar 2017)

Flacourtia indica (Salicaceae)

Kakoa (Dogri)

Jammu and Kashmir

December - April

March - July

(Slathia et al. 2017)

Ficus palmata (Moraceae)

Bedu (Dogri)

Dudha (Pahadi)

Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir

March to April

Mid-June to mid-July

(Joshi et al. 2014)

Hippophae sps. (Elaeagnaceae) rhamnoides (Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh) salicifolia and tibetana. (Uttarakhand)

Suri and Chharma (Dogri)

Ladakh (Mainly), Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

June-July

October-November

(Shri et al. 2018; Slathia et al. 2017; Sankhyan et al. 2004)

Malus sikkimensis (Rosaceae)

Jangli Sev (Hindi)

Himachal Pradesh

April-May

September

(Shri et al. 2018)

Myrica esculenta (Myricaceae)

Kafal (Garhwali)

Kaiphal (Dogri)

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir

From February to second week of April

May-June

(Kumari 2012)

Olea ferruginea (Oleaceae)

Kahoo

Himachal Pradesh

March-September

August-November

(Sharma et al. 2013)

Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae)

Dophalu (kagri)

Rasbhari (Hindi)

Himachal Pradesh

August- October

October-November

(Shri et al. 2018; Singh et al. 2019; Chandran & Ravikumar 2017)

Pinus gerardiana (Pinaceae)

Chilgoza

Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab valley (India),

May-June

August-September

(Haq et al. 2013; Kumar et al. 2013; Khurram & Shalizi 2016)

Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae)

Khubani (Hindi) Zardalu (Pahadi), Chuli (Dogri)

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

March to April

May to mid-August

(Shri et al. 2018; Rai et al. 2016)

Pyracantha crenulate (Rosaceae)

Ghigharu (Kumauni)

Uttarakhand

April to May

June to September

(Weber 2017)

Pyrus pashia (Rosaceae)

Kainth (Pahadi)

Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir

February - March

July to September

(Shri et al. 2018; Prakash et al. 2021)

Rubus ellipticus (Rosaceae)

Hisalu (Pahadi), Hisol (Kangri)

Uttarakhand

January-April

May-June

(Sharma et al. 2019)

Rubus niveus (Rosaceae)

Kala Hinsalu (Kangri)

Himachal Pradesh

May - June

August - September

(Shri et al. 2018; Pancholi & Rana 2020)

Viburnum mullaha (Viburnaceae)

Molo (Pahadi)

Ghenu (Dogri)

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

April-May

June-July

(Shri et al. 2018; Maikhuri et al. 2012)

Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhammnaceae)

Ber (Hindi)

Jharberi (Pahadi)

Himachal Pradesh

June to September

November to February

(Shri et al. 2018; Prakash et al. 2021)