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 monopetala (Roxb.) Pers. |
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| Synonym | Litsea polyantha, Tetranthera monopetala, Tetranthera alnoides | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | False Persimmon Litsea | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | False Persimmon Litsea | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Tumitla | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1370 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit is oblong to ellipsoid, 0.7-1.2 cm long, seated on a small flat perianth cup |
| Habitat | Occurs in thickets on slopes, hillsides in forest woodland | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Angladesh, Burma and Southwest China | Bark Details | Bark is longitudinally fissured, dark greyish, inner bark brown mottled |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a small tree up to 18 m tall, bole straight to crooked, up to 60 cm in diameter, bark surface longitudinally fissured, dark greyish, inner bark brown mottled | Leaf Details | Leaves 4.5-17 cm X 2.5-10 cm are pointed or blunt, smooth above sparsely hairy below |
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