Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Podocarpaceae | Genus: Podocarpus | Species: Podocarpus neriifolius D.Don |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Podocarpus discolor, Podocarpus macrophyllus | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Halis | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Brown Pine | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Na-U | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit fleshy with oblong depression at top variously lobed pale yellow-green turning orange-red to deep purple, seed Solitary 1.5-1.75 × 0.5-1.25 cm, globose, bluish-black when ripe |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Fiji | Bark Details | Bark greyish-brown, peeling off in long papery flakes; branches whorled |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Whorled (leaves in groups of 3 or more along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Trees to 25 m tall; trunk usually to 5 cm d.b.h.; bark grayish brown, thin, fibrous, peeling off in longitudinal flakes; branches spreading or ascending. Foliage bud scales erect, triangular, 1-1.5 mm wide apex acute | Leaf Details | Leaves scattered or whorled subsessile 10-18 × 0.8-1.5 cm on old trees and 12.5- 25 × 1.5-2 cm on young trees |
