Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Wendlandia pendula (Wall.) DC.

Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Wendlandia Species: Wendlandia pendula (Wall.) DC.

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Synonym Rondeletia pendula Flower Color Yellow - Orange
Common Name Wendlandia Flower Type Solitary
English / Trade Name Wendlandia Flowering Period Oct-Dec
Vernacular /Local Name Pheija Manbi Fruiting Period Jan-March
Altitude 900-1100 m Fruit Type Capsule
Habit Shrub Fruit Details Fruit glabrous pale green
Habitat Occurs in subtropical forests Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Indian Subcontinent, East Himalaya, Nepal,China, Myanmar Bark Details Bark light brownish or greenish-grey, smooth with shallow depressions left by exfoliation
Distribution in manipur Origin Native
    Leaf Type Simple
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Small shrub, 1-1.5 m with pendulose branches, branchlets brown, glabrous. Leaf Details Leaves in opposite pairs or whorls of 3 subsessile, ovate, 3-13 X 2-4cm, long acuminate, base rounded, glabrous on both surfaces, veins prominent beneath, midrib minutely scabrid; stipules ovate, acuminate, deciduous, 1-1.5mm
 

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