Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Anacardiaceae | Genus: Melanorrhoea | Species: Melanorrhoea usitata Wall. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Gluta usitata | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Burmese Lacquer,Theetsee, Thitsi and Ringas | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Burmese Lacquer | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 3 - 4 x 2 cm, globose, shortly stipitate, greenish-yellow when young and glabrous when ripen. |
| Habitat | Occurs in degraded forest | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | India, China, Malesia, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos | Bark Details | Bark flaky, whitish grey, reddish, outer bark dark red, inner bark light reddish |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a large deciduous tree with a straight clean cylindrical bole and a spreading crown of dark green leaves | Leaf Details | Leaves simple and spiral 6-15 by 2- 4.5 cm, elliptic or oblong, apex acute, base cuneate and slightly attenuate |
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