Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Anacardiaceae | Genus: Holigarna | Species: Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) Oken |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Holigarna longifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb., Catutsjeron arnottianum | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Black Varnish Tree | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Malabar Marking Nut | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kherai | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Above 600 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit is obliquely ovoid, smooth rounded at tip, 3 cm long,1-seeded |
| Habitat | Occurs in wet evergreen to semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Southern Western Ghats | Bark Details | Bark is finely fissured and pustular |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree is a a large tree, up to 35 m tall bark is finely fissured and pustular | Leaf Details | Leaves are arranged spirally, clustered at twig ends, leaf-stalks are 0.8-2.5 cm long with A Pair Of Spurs, Planoconvex In cross section leaf blade Is 10-25 X 2.5-7.6 cm |
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