Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Terminalia | Species: Terminalia citrina Roxb. ex Fleming |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Myrobalanus citrina, Terminalia arborea | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Black chuglam | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Citrine Myrobalan | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Manahi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit oblong-lanceolate about 5 cm long, smooth, obscurely 5-angled |
| Habitat | Occurs in forests at low and medium elevations often along the seashore | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines | Bark Details | Grayish or brownish with dark purplish brown streaks |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | A medium-sized to large, deciduous tree, up to 25 m high | Leaf Details | Leaves sub-opposite, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, 7-20 cm long, entire |
