Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asteraceae | Genus: Helianthus | Species: Helianthus annuus L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Chrysanthemum peruvianum | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Common Sunflower, Marigold of Peru | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Sunflower | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Numit-lei | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Long, flat-oval, slightly angular, smoothly haired–virtually glabrous cypsela, usually tipped with 2 withering bristles |
| Habitat | Occurs in railway yards, waste ground sometimes seashores and also an ornamental | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native to the south-west of the USA, around the New Mexico area and exotic to india | Bark Details | With a rough, hairy stem |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is height up to 3 m (10 feet). Stem unbranched, rough–soft-haired | Leaf Details | Leaves are broad, coarsely toothed, rough and mostly alternate |
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