Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Symplocaceae | Genus: Symplocos | Species: Symplocos cochinchinensis (Lour.) S. Moore |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Symplocos spicata, Myrtus laurina |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Chunga | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Chunga | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 1400-1800 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe 8 mm across, glabrous, ampulliform, globose ribbed, purple crowned by calyx lobes; seeds 1-3, oblong |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen, semi-evergreen and shola forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia and China | Bark Details | Bark smooth, greyish; blaze cream. |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen trees to 15 m high, bark light grey, thin, smooth; blaze creamy white, leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 6-15 mm, slender, glabrous, grooved above; lamina 5.5-15 x 2.5-6 cm, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base acute to attenuate, apex acute or acuminate, margin crenate-serrate, revolute, glabrous, yellow when dry, coriaceous or chartaceous; lateral nerves 7-8 pairs, pinnate, slender, glabrous; intercostae reticulate, faint | Leaf Details | Leaves estipulate; petiole 6-15 mm, slender, glabrous, grooved above; lamina 5.5-15 X 2.5-6 cm, elliptic, elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base acute to attenuate, apex acute or acuminate |
