Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Juglandaceae | Genus: Engelthardtia | Species: Engelhardtia spicata Lechen ex Blume |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Engelhardtia aceriflora, Gyrocarpus pendulus | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Gadh mauha, Mahwa, Samma, Silapoma | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Mauwa | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heijuga-manbi | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 1000-3000 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit is up to 3.5 cm long, 1-seeded, 3-winged nutlet not splitting open |
| Habitat | Occurs in deciduous and evergreen forest | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India (North), China (Hainan), Malay Peninsula, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Lesser Sunda islands), Philippines, Thailand, Indochina, Laos | Bark Details | Bark is grey or grey-brown, deeply fissured |
| Distribution in manipur | Central, Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Climber stems prostrate or climbing, angular, ribbed, thick, brittle, softly hairy, up to 5 m long, cut stems exude no sap | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate and spiral, impar- or pari-pinnate, leaflets are narrowly ovate or elliptic, with yellow glandular dots, margin entire primary vein is single |
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