Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lauraceae | Genus: Phoebe | Species: Phoebe hainesiana Brandis |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | - | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bonsum, Angaria | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Phoebe tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Uningthou | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 1000-1750 | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits broadly ellipsoid, Ca 3 × 1.5 cm, fleshy, enclosed at base by perianth, black |
| Habitat | Occurs in semi-evergreen forest and hill | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan and Malaysia | Bark Details | Bark thick, dark grey; wood yellow |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | A large tree, to 45 m tall;trunk to 6 m in diam.; bark thick, dark grey; wood yellow | Leaf Details | Leaves clustered at branchlet ends, oblanceolate-obovate, blunt-mucronate at apex, 11 – 25 × 4.5 – 8 cm, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, pale beneath; lateral veins straight, 12 – 16 pairs |
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