Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Trewia | Species: Trewia nudiflora L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Trevia integerrima, Trevia macrophylla | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Pindalu, Pindar | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | False White Teak | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Urikshibi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 2-3 cm across, woody, dark brown broadly rounded, 3-4 loculed, pericarp very thick; seeds globose, ovoid |
| Habitat | Occurs in along riverbanks in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Bark greyish-brown, smooth; blaze creamy yellow; young parts tomentose |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous dioecious trees to 20 m, bark greyish-brown, smooth; blaze creamy yellow; young parts tomentose | Leaf Details | Leaves Simple, opposite, decussate; stipules inter petiolar, 2-3 X 1 mm, linear lanceolate; petiole 3-12 cm long, slender, glabrous, unequal at each node, lamina 6-20 X 9-15 cm |
