Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lauraceae | Genus: Litsea | Species: Litsea glutinosa (Lour.) C.B.Rob |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Litsea chinensis, Litsea laurifolia, Sebifera glutinosa, Tetranthera laurifolia | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Indian Laurel | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Soft Bollygum, Bolly Beech, Bollywood, Bollygum, Brown Bollygum, Brown Bollywood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 5-6 mm across, depressed, globose, purple, on flat disc |
| Habitat | Occurs in deciduous and semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia and China | Bark Details | Bark 2-2.5 cm thick and surface brown |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is dioecious trees, to 10 m high, bark 2-2.5 cm thick, surface brown; branchlets rather slender, stiff, minutely tomentellous towards apex | Leaf Details | Leaves are mostly elliptic but variable, 7-15 X 3-7 cm, velvety on both surfaces when young, lateral veins 5-12 pairs |
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