Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cornaceae | Genus: Alangium | Species: Alangium chinense (Lour.) Harms |
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| Synonym | Alangium begoniifolium (Roxb.) Baill. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Budalar Paldu | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | - | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The small oval fruits are cobalt blue to indigo in color |
| Habitat | Occurs in subtropical and terai forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China, Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. | Bark Details | Sandy brown, gray without any fragranc |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Small trees, 3-5 m tall. Branchlets pubescent when young, glabrescent. Petiole reddish, 4-6 cm; leaf blade ovate or orbicular to cordate, 8-20 × 5-12 cm, abaxially tufted pubescent at axils of veins, adaxially glabrous, strongly 3-5-veined at base, base usually oblique, occasionally rounded or subrounded, or triangular, margin entire or with few shallow lobes, apex acuminate. Inflorescences axillary cymes, 3-15-flowered. Flowers ca. 2 cm. Calyx lobes 4-7, shortly dentate. Petals valvate, 6(-8), lanceolate, 1-1.5 cm. Stamens 6-8, ca. as many as petals, glabrous | Leaf Details | The leaves are rounded when young, leaf blade ovate or orbicular to cordate, 8-20 × 5-12 cm, abaxially tufted pubescent at axils of veins, adaxially glabrous, strongly 3-5-veined at base, base usually oblique, occasionally rounded or subrounded, or triangular, margin entire or with few shallow lobes, apex acuminate |
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