Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Verbenaceae | Genus: Callicarpa | Species: Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Callicarpa incana, Callicarpa tomentosa | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Bastara | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Beauty Berry | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Mondol-panamana | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1800 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit globose or subglobose about 2-2.5 mm in diameter, succulent green and white or purple when ripe |
| Habitat | Occours in secondary forests and along rivers | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India,Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, | Bark Details | Brown thin smooth stem and branches obtusely 4 angular |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub about 5-15 ft tall. Stem brown, thin smooth, stem and branches obtusely 4 angular, young parts stellately woolly, glabrous when mature, annulate nodes, internodes 1-5 cm long | Leaf Details | Leaves 10-24 X 3-10 cm across base acute, margin crenate-serrate except near the base and apex |
