Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rutaceae | Genus: Aegle | Species: Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Crateva marmelos | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Bael | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Stone Apple, Wood Apple | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Harikhagok | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit ovoid, 6-10 cm across, woody, yellowish, many seeded; seeds oblong and flat |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests also widely cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India Sri Lanka, Northern Malaya, Java And In The Philippines | Bark Details | Bark grey, exfoliating in flakes |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | The tree which is the only species in the genus Aegle grows up to 15 m tall and bears thorns and fragrant flowers | Leaf Details | Leaves are alternate, pale green, trifoliate; terminal leaflet, 5.7 cm long, 2.8 cm broad, having a long petiole; the two lateral leaflets, almost sessile, 4.1 cm long, 2.2 cm wide, ovate to lanceolate having reticulate pinnate venation; petiole, 3.2 cm long |
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