Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Annonaceae | Genus: Polyalthia | Species: Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Unona longifolia, Guatteria longifolia |
Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | False Ashok, Mast Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 400 | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | |
| Habitat | Occurs in gardens and roadsides as avenue tree | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia | Bark Details | |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | An evergreen tree with a straight trunk, conical crown and slender drooping branches, about 10-25 m tall, bark dark grayish brown, branches sparsely puberulous when young, glabrous when mature | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, narrow lanceolate or linear lanceolate, 15-25 x 2-4 cm across, base slightly acute or cuneate, margin wavy or undulate, apex long acuminate, membranous, coriaceous, faintly aromatic, shining dark green, glabrous above, paler glaucous beneath, lateral veins 25-30 on either side of the midrib |
