Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Clusiaceae | Genus: Garcinia | Species: Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Garcinia acuminata Planch. & Triana, Garcinia elliptica Wall. ex Wight | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Avetasa, Monkey fruit | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Garcinia | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heibung | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit yellow, large, oblate, concave on both ends when mature, 10-18 × 11-20 Cm, smooth; fruiting pedicel 5-6 cm. seeds 8-10 reniform |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen or semi evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Asia, Australia, tropical and southern Africa and Polynesia | Bark Details | Bark is smooth, and dark brown in color; blaze white |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Trees ca. 20 m tall, bark thick, corky; branchlets obtusely 4-angled or subterete, striate, lenticellate, glabrous | Leaf Details | Leaves obovate or oblanceolate, 6-12 in. long and 3-5.5 in. broad, rather leathery, with a stout midrib |
