Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Dipterocarpaceae | Genus: Vatica | Species: Vatica lanceifolia (Roxburgh) Blume |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Vateria lanceifolia | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | - | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | - | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Mekruk | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Below 900 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit pink-brown, ca. 3 × 2.5 cm, globose, with 3 loculicidal sutures becoming rugulose; fruit sepals ascending, subequal, to 10 × 8 mm, lanceolate, papery, bases cordate |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen valley forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan and Myanmar | Bark Details | Bark pale grayish green, mottled, smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tree evergreen to 12 m tall, bark pale grayish green, mottled, smooth, twig slender, grayish brown puberulous | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, 12-18 x 5-7cm, acuminate, base cuneate, glabrous, lateral veins 10-12 pairs; petioles 1-2 cm, thickened above |
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