Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Luvunga | Species: Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn. |
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| Synonym | Limonia scandens, Luvunga nitida | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Lavang Lata | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Indian Lavanga | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lavang | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Above 600 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit yellow, globose or obpyriform, 3-5 cm in diam., surface smooth, 1-4-seeded; outer part of pericarp (exocarp and mesocarp) thick. Seeds broadly ovoid, 2-3 cm |
| Habitat | Occurs in riverbanks and valleys of evergreen broad-leaved forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Yellowish, with smooth aromatic peel |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It is heavy woody climbers, leaves digitately 3-foliolate; petiole 2-9 cm; petiolules 3-10 mm; leaflet blades elliptic to obovate, 6-20 × 3-9 cm | Leaf Details | Leaves digitately 3-foliolate; petiole 2-9 cm; petiolules 3-10 mm; leaflet blades elliptic to obovate, 6-20 × 3-9 cm |
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