Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Anacardiaceae | Genus: Semecarpus | Species: Semecarpus anacardium L.f |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Anacardium longifolium, Semecarpus latifolia | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Marking nut tree | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Oriental cashew, Markingnut tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 2-5 cm long, fleshy, purplish-black, seated on an orange hypocarp as long as the drupe, pericarp rich in corrosive resinous juice; seed pendulous |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia, Africa, China and Australia | Bark Details | Bark rough, dark brown, wounds exudes watery sap turns into black gum |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Trees, to 12 m high, bark 5-6 mm thick, grey to greyish-brown with tessellate scales, furrows longitudinal and horizontal; blaze dull red; exudation acrid | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, crowded at end of branchlets, estipulate; petiole 20-45 mm long, stout, pubescent; lamina 15-50 x 10-15 cm |
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