Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Citrus | Species: Citrus hystrix DC. |
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| Synonym | Citrus macroptera Montrouz. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Melanesian papeda | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Wild Orange | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Haribob | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 600 | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit Is Hesperidium, Seeds Near Inner Angle, Surrounded By Stalked Pulp-vesicles Filled With Watery Tissue Around Each Segment A Whitish Endocarp, Exocarp Richly Gland-dotted, Secreting An Essential Oil |
| Habitat | Occurs near the houses and wildly grown | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | India, China, Myanmar,Thailand, Malesia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Philippines | Bark Details | Greenish grey |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is so-named because of the large "wings" (-ptera) on the petiole which is as large as the blade of the leaf and the tree which has thorns, can reach 5 m in height | Leaf Details | Large leaves, sometimes 10 or 12 inches long (including the very large winged petiole) and 2 inches wide |
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