Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Anacardiaceae | Genus: Spondias | Species: Spondias pinnata (L. f.) Kurz |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Spondias mangifera Willd., Spondias amara | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bhringi-phal, Metula, Ambara, Amra | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Hog Plum, Wild Mango, Hog Plum | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heining / Heikhoi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit ovoid 1.5-5 X 1-3.5 cm, aromatic 1-3 Seeded |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen to moist deciduous forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Bark 15-25 mm thick, surface grey to pale brown, smooth, vertically striated |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a deciduous tree 10-15 m tall with yellowish brown, smooth branches | Leaf Details | Leaves compound, imparipinnate, alternate, clustered at twig ends, 18-50 cm long; petioles 5-15 cm long; leaflets 4-5 pairs with terminal one |
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