Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Malpighiaceae | Genus: Hiptage | Species: Hiptage benghalensis (L.) Kurz |
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| Synonym | Hiptage javanica Blume, Hiptage parvifolia Wight & Arn. |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Hiptage, Helicopter Flower | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Hiptage, Clustered Hiptage, Madhavi Latha, Helicopter Flower | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Madhabi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1300 m | Fruit Type | Samara |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit 3-winged, one wing larger,seeds 0.8-1 cm across, globose |
| Habitat | Occurs along river banks in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests often cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Malesia, China and Sri Lanka | Bark Details | Bark yellowish, smooth, shiny and paperly |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It is a stout, high-climbing liana or large shrub, with white or yellowish hairs on the stem, leaves are lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate and approximately 20 cm (8 in) long and 9 cm (4 in) broad; petioles are up to 1 cm long it has scandent branches up to 5 m (16 ft) high | Leaf Details | Leaves 7-12 X 2.5-5 cm base attenuate or obtuse, apex acuminate, with a pair of glands on petioles at the base of lamina |
No Specimen Found
