Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Urticaceae | Genus: Boehmeria | Species: Boehmeria rugulosa Wedd. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ramium rugulosum (Wedd.) Kuntze | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Daar, Githa | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Daa | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 300-1700 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit is an achene, pointed at both ends. The wood is used in the hills to make ladles, plates, containers of various shapes, and crude furniture |
| Habitat | Occurs in naturally dry slopes | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India, Nepal and Bhutan | Bark Details | The bark is dark brown in color, very rough and deep fissures render it into small, more or less rectangular scales |
| Distribution in manipur | , Central, Eastern, Jiribam | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a medium-sized evergreen tree up to 30 ft tall | Leaf Details | Leaves are ovate-elliptic to lanceshaped, with lots of freckle-like red dots on the upper surface, 5.5-18 cm long, 2-4.5 cm wide, strongly 3-veined |
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