Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Terminalia | Species: Terminalia chebula Retz. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn. , Terminalia acuta Walp. |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Chebulic Myrobalan, Myrobalan | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Chebulic Myrobalan, Harra/Haritaki | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Haritok | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1,500 m. | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | More Or Less 5 Angled, Ellipsoid, Ovoid Glabrous. |
| Habitat | Occurs in rarely in dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Tropical and sub-tropical Asia | Bark Details | Dark brownish-grey young parts tomentose |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A medium to large deciduous tree growing to 30-metre (98 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 1-metre (3 ft 3 in) in diameter | Leaf Details | Leaves subopposite or alternate, elliptic-oblong, rounded at the both ends, glabrous, long petiolate. |
