Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Linaceae | Genus: Reinwartdtia | Species: Reinwardtia indica Dumort. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Reinwardtia trigyna, Linum trigynum, Linum repens | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Yellow Flax | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Golden Girl, Abai, Yellow Flax | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1800 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a septicidal capsule or drupe, embryo usually straight in fleshy endosperm |
| Habitat | Occurs in montane areas | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India and China | Bark Details | Smooth and green grey color |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is an erect to spreading shrub, up to 1 m tall, but is grazed by animals, and is commonly found only in a prostrate state | Leaf Details | leaves elliptic-obovate or oblong-obovate, mucronate, entire to serrulate |
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