Specimen View

Family: Bignoniaceae	Genus: Stereospermum	Species: Stereospermum chelonoides (L.f.) DC.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Stereospermum suaveolens	Flower Color	Red - Pink
Common Name	Padeli	Flower Type	Panicle
English / Trade Name	Fragrant Padri Tree	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Missi	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Up to 1500 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit 30-60 X 0.5 cm, nearly terete, grey, lenticellate; seeds 3 cm long
Habitat	Occurs in moist forests	Bark Type	Exfoliating
Distribution	India and Sri Lanka	Bark Details	Bark grey, exfoliating in flat scales; blaze dull yellow
Distribution in manipur	Eastern	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Elliptic
Description of Species	Tree is a large deciduous tree, 10-20 m tall, with velvet-hairy branches	Leaf Details	Leaves compound, imparipinnate, opposite, estipulate; rachis 150-450 mm long, pubescent, slender, swollen at base; leaflets 5-11

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