Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Araliaceae | Genus: Aralia | Species: Aralia armata (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Panax armatus, Aralia tengyuehensis | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | - | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | - | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Naosek-manbi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit globose, ca. 4 mm in diam., styles persistent, radiating to recurved |
| Habitat | Occurs in pinus forests, forests in valleys and forest margins | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam | Bark Details | Gray fissured bark and greensish perianth |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Shrub 4 m tall, andromonoecious branches with conic, often recurved prickles shorter than 4 mm | Leaf Details | Leaves 2 or 3 pinnately compound with a pair of accessory leaflets at each division of rachis; petiole to 100 cm |
