Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sabiaceae | Genus: Meliosma | Species: Meliosma simplicifolia (Roxb.) Walp |
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| Synonym | Meliosma pungens, Millingtonia acuminata | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Simple-Leaved Meliosma, Coghsa | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Simple-Leaved Meliosma | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 1200-2000 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a drupe, 5-6 mm across, globose, purple-black, crustaceous, endocarp globose or subglobose, often rather irregular, with usually lax reticulum; median keel distinct but not very prominent |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen Forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet, Burma, China, Malaya and China. | Bark Details | Bark greyish-brown, smooth; blaze deep pink changes to orange-red |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Small tree, 4-5 m tall, young shoots reddish-pubescent | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, alternate, estipulate; petiole 1.5-5 cm, stout, puberulent, grooved above; lamina 5-30 x 2-10 cm, elliptic-oblong, elliptic-obovate or oblanceolate or sometimes lanceolate; base acute to round |
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