Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Fagaceae | Genus: Quercus | Species: Quercus lamellosa Smith |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cyclobalanopsis lamellosa, Cyclobalanopsis fengii | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Buk oak | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Flowering Period | April-June | |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 1800-2700 m | Fruit Type | Acorn |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Big, flattened acorn, 2-3 cm long, 3-4 cm in diameter; smooth; enclosed 2/3 to 4/5 by cup; cup sessile, 2-3 cm long, 3-5 cm in diameter, 7-10 concentric rings with flaking edges at maturity |
| Habitat | Occurs in areas of high rainfall such as the ridges flanking | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India, Thailand, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepaul, Sikkim, China | Bark Details | Bark grey brown, rough; young twigs yellow tomentose, becoming hairless |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | The tree 30 m tall or more; trunk to 1.5-2.5 m in diameter | Leaf Details | Leaves oblong-elliptic, 15-30 cm long, dark green, with about 20 pairs of straight parallel veins, which in the upper three quarters of the leaf each end in a marginal tooth |
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