Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Papilionaceae | Genus: Desmodium | Species: Desmodium laxiflorum DC. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Desmodium diffusum DC., Desmodium macrophyllum Desv. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kuro Jhar, Undaorila, Loose-flowered Desmodium | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Loose flowered Desmodium | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Porong Khok Manbi | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 100-700 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 6-9 jointed; joints 4 X 1.25 mm, oblong, longitudinally striate |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous forests also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Thaiwan and Malesia | Bark Details | Thin but tough bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | An undershrub growing to 60-150 cm tall. Stem is woody, and is velvety when young | Leaf Details | Terminal leaflet to 13 X 10 cm, ovate, acute at apex, rounded at base, densely hairy below, glabrate above; petiole 4 cm long |
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