Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Bignoniaceae | Genus: Oroxylum | Species: Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Bignonia indica, Calosanthes indica | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Broken Bones Plant | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Tree Of Damocles, Indian Trumpet Flower, Indian Trumpet Flower | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Shamba | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 800 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 30-90 cm long, flat, purple brown; seeds many, flattened with broad hyaline papery wings |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous forests also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | South India and Sri Lanka | Bark Details | Bark 5-6 mm thick, surface brownish-grey; blaze yellowish-green; bole smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a medium sized deciduous tree growing 8-12 m tall bark is grayish brown with corky lenticels | Leaf Details | Leaves compound, 2-3 pinnate with opposite pinnae, very large 90-150 cm long almost triangular in outline; primary rachis stout |
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