Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Vitaceae | Genus: Tetrastigma | Species: Tetrastigma lanceolarium (Roxb.) Planch. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Vitis lanceolaria | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Tetrastigma | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Hemsley's Rockvine | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Menjas | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1400 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Berries globose, ca 1.0-1.5 cm in ia, yellowish when ripe |
| Habitat | Occurs in the hilly forest of the sanctuary | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Sri Lanka,Bangladesh, Bhutan | Bark Details | Glabrous stems sometimes boldly tuberculate |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | The plants are vines that climb with tendrils and have palmately compound leaves | Leaf Details | Leaves 3-5 foliolate; leaflets ca 6-15 to 3-5.5 cm elliptic or lanceolate, accuminate stout leaf opposed |
