Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Annonaceae | Genus: Goniothalamus | Species: Goniothalamus sesquipedalis (Wall.) Hook.f. & Thomson |
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| Synonym | Guatteria sesquipedalis | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Goniothalamus | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Goniothalamus | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lei Kham | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 200 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Ripe Carpels, Solitary Or 2-4, Ovoid, Slightly Tapering, Apex Mucronate, Granulate, Maroon Or Reddish Orange, About 1.5-2.5 X 0.7-1 Cm Across, Stalks About 1.5 Mm Long, Sepals Persistant At Apex, Seeds 1 Per Carpel, Compressed |
| Habitat | Occurs in subtropical evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Bhutan | Bark Details | Smooth, thin and fibrous and strongly aromatic bark |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Understorey tree up to 7 m tall and 15 cm dbh, stipules absent | Leaf Details | Leaves Simple, Alternate, Oblanceolate-elliptic To Oblong-elliptic, 20-40 X 4-10 Cm Across, Base Cuneate Or Acute, Margin Entire, Revolute, Apex Deeply Acute Or Shallow Acuminate, Coriaceous, Minutely Pellucid Punctuate, Dark Green, Shining, Glabrous Above, Paler Minutely Punctate Beneath, Lateral Veins 15-18 On Either Side Of The Midrib |
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