Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapindaceae | Genus: Dimocarpus | Species: Dimocarpus longan Lour. |
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| Synonym | Nephelium longana, Camb, Dimocarpus undulatus Wight |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Dragon Eye tree | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Longan Eyeball tree, Longan tree, Longan | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nonganghei | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1400 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Schizocarp, globose, tubercled, red, 1.5 cm across; seed one |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen and semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | China, India and Myanmar | Bark Details | Bark greyish or reddish-brown, smooth, flaking off in thin scales |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tree is handsome, erect, to 30 or 40 ft (9-12 m) in height and to 45 ft (14 m) in width, with rough-barked trunk to 2 1/2 ft (76.2 cm) thick and long, spreading, slightly drooping, heavily foliaged branches | Leaf Details | Leaves compound, usually imparipinnate, sometimes paripinnate, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends, 15-40 cm long |
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