Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Ophiorrhiza | Species: Ophiorrhiza mungos L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ophiorrhiza ostindica |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Indian snake root, Mongoose plant | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Snake Root | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chak Lambi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 400 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit 2.5-3 long, 4-6 mm wide, obcordate, laterally compressed, glabrous, dehiscence loculicidal seeds many, angular |
| Habitat | Occurs in semi-evergreen forests also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka | Bark Details | Bark smooth grey wrinkled |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Herbs or subshrubs ascending to 100 cm tall; stems glabrescent to puberulent | Leaf Details | Leaves 7-15 X 3-6 cm, elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate base attenuate, apex acuminate, chartaceous, hirsute on veins below; petiole to 1.5 cm |
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