Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Leeaceae | Genus: Leea | Species: Leea asiatica (L.) Ridsdale |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Leea crispa L., Leea herbacea | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Banchalita | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Banchalita | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Koknal | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1400 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits globose-depressed, ca 12 mm across, purple black; seeds usually 6 ca 5x 3 mm |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous and avergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and south-east Asia | Bark Details | Smooth and woody |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | A rigid shrub, 1.3-2.5 m high; stem jointed, swollen above the joints and together with the branches, peduncles, petioles, furnished with 6-8 short crisp wings | Leaf Details | Leaves 1 or 2-pinnate, densely soft-villous beneath when young; petioles 1-4 cm long; stipule narrowly winged; rachises 4-12 cm long; leaflets 5-7 |
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