Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Salicaceae | Genus: Flacourtia | Species: Flacourtia indica (Burm.f.) Merr. |
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| Synonym | Flacourtia balansae Gagnep., Flacourtia afra Pic.Serm.,Flacourtia elliptica (Tul.) Warb., Flacourtia frondosaClos, Flacourtia gambecola Clos, Flacourtia Heterophylla Turcz. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Bilangada, Batoko palm | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Madagascar Plum, Governor's Plum | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 600-1000 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit globose to ellipsoid, 0.7-1 Cm diameter, ripening dull to blackish seeds 5-8 |
| Habitat | Occours in deciduous forests, also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia to Madagascar | Bark Details | Bark is usually pale, grey, powdery, may become brown to dark grey and flaking |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Dioecious shrubs or small trees upto 20 m tall.leaves, 1.5-4 x 1-3 cm, elliptic-ovate, obovate, oblong or suborbicular, base cuneate, margins coarsely crenate, apex obtuse or emarginate, subcoriaceous. Petiole to 8 mm long. Flowers c. 4 mm across, yellowish green, solitary or in few-flowered axillary racemose clusters. sepals 4-5, slightly connate at base, ovate. stamens numerous. Ovary c. 1 mm long, globular, 3-locular; ovules 2-per locule. Stigma bilobed, recurved. Berries 0.5-1 cm across, subglobose, dark purple when ripe. seeds obovoid, pale yellow | Leaf Details | Leaves ,1.5-4 x 1-3 cm elliptic-ovate, obovate, oblong or suborbicular, base cuneate, margins coarsely crenate, apex obtuse or emarginate petiole to 8 mm long |
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