Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cucurbitaceae | Genus: Solena | Species: Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi |
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| Synonym | Melothria heterophylla (Lour.) Cogn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Ban Kakra, Amantamul, arali | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Creeping cucumber, Drooping melonette | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lamgi Shebot | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 900 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit 1.5-2 X 1-1.5 cm, ribbed, apically beake seeds 6-7 X 5-6 mm, turgid, marginate |
| Habitat | Occurs in deciduous forest areas also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia to Australia | Bark Details | Bark greyish outside, ivory white inside |
| Distribution in manipur | , Central, Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Vines tendrils simple, leaves plymorphic, 4-12 x 2.5-7 cm, ovate to oblong, 3-5-angled or lobed, base cordate, amplexicaule, margin denticulate, apex acuminate, scabrid, chartaceous | Leaf Details | Leaves plymorphic, 4-12 X 2.5-7 cm, ovate to oblong, 3-5-angled or lobed, base cordate, amplexicaule, margin denticulate, apex acuminate |
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