Family: Euphorbiaceae | Genus: Breynia | Species: Breynia vitis-idaea (Burm.f.) C.E.C.Fisch. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
Synonym | Breynia rhamnoides Müll.Arg., Phyllanthus rhamnoides | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
Common Name | Indian snowberry | Flower Type | Solitary |
English / Trade Name | Mountain Coffee Bush | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
Vernacular /Local Name | Sangram | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
Altitude | Up to 700 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 3-4 mm across; globose, red on ripening changes to purple |
Habitat | Occurs along the river and stream banks, scrub jungles from plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark greenish white, smooth, peeling Off |
Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
Leaf Type | Simple | ||
Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
Description of Species | Erect shrubs to 3 m tall, glabrous throughout much branched; branches terete, slender | Leaf Details | Leaves 2-3 X 1.5-2.5 cm, base acute or obtuse, apex acute, glabrous |
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