Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Aceraceae | Genus: Acer | Species: Acer oblongum Wall.ex A. DC. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Acer nepalense, Acer discolor | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Himalayan Maple | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Evergreen Maple, Kashmir Maple | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 600-2000 m | Fruit Type | Samara |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit glabrous, 2-3 cm long; wings veined, divergent, constricted at base; nutlets gibbous, locules white-pubescent inside |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist forests, especially along streams also cultivated in gardens for its ornamental | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India to South and China, Pakistan | Bark Details | Bark smooth to wrinkled |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Trees evergreen, 12 to 15 m tall, bark smooth to wrinkled, trunk irregularly buttressed at base and twigs red-brown or purplish, slender | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, 5-18 cm long, 2-8 cm wide, glabrescent, reddish when young, later dark green above |
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