Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lauraceae | Genus: Persea | Species: Persea odoratissima (Nees) |
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| Synonym | Machilus odoratissima | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Fragrant Bay Tree | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Fragrant Bay Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 1500-2100 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit ellipsoid, up to 7 x 15 mm, sepals reflexed, oblong, 8 mm long; pedicels thick, often pinkish |
| Habitat | Occurs in the lower oak forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan,Sikkim and Burma | Bark Details | Bark is dark grey |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Tree grows up to 16 m tall and 90 cm in trunk diameter, bark is dark grey, branchlets are hairless smooth, terminal bud large with many glabrous, somewhat fimbriate, bud scales | Leaf Details | Leaves are smooth, leathery, lancelike to oblong-oblanceolate to elliptic-oblong, 2.5-7 cm wide and 7.5-18 cm long, acute or acuminate, base shortly acute or rounded |
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