Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Xylia | Species: Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Taub. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Xylia dolabriformis Benth., Mimosa xylocarpa | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Jambu, Pyinkado | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Burma Ironwood | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Meijigri | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 600 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit is 10-15 X 5-6 cm, flat, broadly falcate, woody, compressed, dehiscent, septate between the seeds; seeds 4-10, oblong, compressed, brown, shining |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous forests also in the plains | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Reddish-brown, Mottled With White, Rough, Exfoliations Irregular; Brittle; Blaze Yellowish With Pink Tinge |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a large deciduous tree to over 18 m high by 60 cm trunk diameter | Leaf Details | Leaves Bipinnate, Alternate, Stipulate; Stipules Small, Free, Lateral, Deciduous; Rachis 4-18 Cm Long, Stout, Glabrous, Pulvinate, With An Orbicular Gland At Tip; Pinnae 2, Opposite, Even Pinnate 8-30 Cm, Slender, Glabrous; Leaflets 4-18, Opposite |
