Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sterculiaceae | Genus: Pterygota | Species: Pterygota alata Roxb. |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | sterculia alata, Sterculia coccinea | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | Buddha Coconut | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 700 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 3-5, to 12.5 x 9 cm, globose or ovoid, woody; seeds ca. 30, winged |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | South Asia and Myanmar | Bark Details | Bark greyish with light and dark patches, smooth; blaze creamy yellow |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Deciduous trees, to 35 m high, bole straight, buttressed; bark, greyish with light and dark patches, smooth; blaze creamy yellow; young parts covered with dense golden brown stellate-pubescence | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, spiral, clutered at twig ends; stipules lateral, caducous and leaving scar; petiole 5-10 cm long, terete, swollen at apex, glabrous; lamina 10-20 (-30) x 7.6-14 (-20) cm |
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