Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapindaceae | Genus: Sapindus | Species: Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | - | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Soapberry, Soap Berry, Washnut, and Wash Nut, Ritha | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Soapnut Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Hai Kya Kekru | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The fruit called a soap nut is a small leathery-skinned drupe 1-2 cm diameter, yellow ripening blackish, containing one to three seeds |
| Habitat | Occurs in both plain and hill areas | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China, Japan, Bengal and Pakistan | Bark Details | Bark is dark to pale yellow, fairly smooth, with many vertical lines |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Fairly large, deciduous tree, usually up to 12 m in height, sometimes attaining a height of 20 m and a girth of 1.8 m, with a globose crown and rather fine leathery foliage | Leaf Details | The leaves are alternate, 15-40 cm long, pinnate, with 14-30 leaflets, terminal leaflet often absen |
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