Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Magnoliaceae | Genus: Magnolia | Species: Magnolia insignis Wall. |
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| Synonym | Manglietia insignis (Wallich) Blume | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | - | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Red Lotus Tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Leithao | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits narrowly ovoid or almost cylindrical, 3-5 cm long; woody, dorsally dehiscing; seeds bright red |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen forests | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, China, Myanmar and Nepal | Bark Details | Bark grayish white to reddish brown, plain with horizontal wrinkles and faint vertical fissures, faintly mottled, dirty brown and fibrous inside. |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen tree 24-27 m high, young parts pubescent, glabrous when mature, stipular scars are prominent on the branchlets about 0.5-1 cm across | Leaf Details | Leaves 15-21.5 X 4.5-7.5 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, acute or cuneate at base or acuminate at apex generally thickly coriaceous, quite glabrous main lateral nerves about 18 on either side alternating with shorter ones |
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