Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Fagaceae | Genus: Castanopsis | Species: Castanopsis hystrix Hook.f. & Thomson ex A |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Castanea purpurella | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Chinquapin, Chinkapin | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Golden Chinkapins | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Thangji | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2400 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Nuts 1-3 per cupule, maturing after 2nd year or rarely in 1st year; abortive ovule apical |
| Habitat | Occurs in mixed-deciduous and evergreen Forest | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Bhutan and China | Bark Details | Bark smooth rather straight trunks |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | The tree is evergreen, with monoecious flowers. Young shoots purple-brown, slender, sparsely to densely puberulent and with yellowish brown small lamellate waxy scalelike trichomes | Leaf Details | Leaves distichous or for a few species spirally arranged |
