Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Magnoliaceae | Genus: Michelia | Species: Michelia velutina DC. |
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| Synonym | Michelia lanuginosa, Michelia lanceolata | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Flower Type | Solitary | |
| English / Trade Name | - | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 1200-2000 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruiting receptacle 3-5 x 2 cm across, carpels, compressed, rounded near the base, with beaks near at the apex, about 1.5-2.2. x 1-1.5 cm across, dark brown with tuberculate lenticels, seeds 1-3, obovoid, angular, dark yellowish orange with brown hard test |
| Habitat | Occurs in deciduous and mixed forests | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India, China and Nepal | Bark Details | Bark grayish, slightly corky, brown inside and turns into dark brown when exposed, fibrous about 2.5 cm thick |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | A fast growing deciduous tree about 25-30 m tall, and about 2 m girth | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, lanceolate-elliptic, elliptic-oblong, 16-26 × 4-7 cm across, base cuneate or acute, sometimes obtuse, margin entire, apex acute or shallow mucronate at the tip, thinly coriaceous, glabrous somewhat shining above |
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