Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Actinidiaceae | Genus: Saurauia | Species: Saurauia roxburghii Wall. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Saurauia poilanei | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Saurauia | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Saurauia | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Singkrang | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruits small pea sized |
| Habitat | Occurs in forest edges, primary forest in shaded places | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Myanmar and China | Bark Details | The bark is ash colored, rough and faintly fissured |
| 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 an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 12 metres tall | Leaf Details | Large elliptic leaves which are conspicuously rusty-haired beneath |
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