Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Arecaceae | Genus: Decomonorop | Species: Daemonorops jenkinsiana Griffith |
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| Synonym | Calamus Jenkinsianus, Calamus Margaritae | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Dragon's blood palm | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Dragon's blood palm | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Limphop | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits Yellowish Brown, Globose To Ellipsoid, To 2 × 2 Cm, With Grooved Scales |
| Habitat | Occurs in lowlands to the hills | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Cambodia | Bark Details | Bark reddish to reddish brown in colour |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is an evergreen, climbing palm, producing a dense cluster of vigorous stems that can be up to 50 metres long | Leaf Details | Leaf Sheaths Yellowish Green With Gray, Brown, Or Reddish Black Hairs, With Scattered Or Rows Of Black, Flattened, Triangular Spines To 4 Cm, Mixed With Some Needlelike Spines; Ocreas Obscure; Knees Conspicuous; Rachis To 3 M With 55-100 Linear Or Lanceolate Pinnae Per Side |
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