Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Flacourtiaceae | Genus: Xylosma | Species: Xylosma longifolia Clos |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Xylosma congesta var. kwangtungensis, Xylosma racemosa var. kwangtungensis | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Dandal, Katari, Kandhara, Katpatra, Sialu, Pansra | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Dandal | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nongleisang | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 900 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit globose, 3-4 mm in diameter black seeds 2 mm long, oblong to obovoid |
| Habitat | Evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Southern Western Ghats | Bark Details | Bark is gray-brown with spiny hairless branchlets |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a tall shrub or a small tree, evergreen, 4-7 m tall. Bark is gray-brown, with spiny, hairless branchlets | Leaf Details | Leaves 5-12 cm long glabrous, elliptic, oblong to lanceolate; margin serrate; apex acute to shortly acuminate; short petioled |
