Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cornaceae | Genus: Cornus | Species: Cornus oblonga Wall. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Swida oblonga (Wall.) Soják, | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | - | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | - | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 800-1800 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit black at maturity ellipsoid, 4–6 × 6–7 mm; stones ca. 6 × 3.8 mm, inconspicuously ribbed |
| Habitat | Occurs in broad-leaved evergreen and mixed broad-leaved evergreen-deciduous forests, thickets | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan,Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sikkim, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark grayish brown or blackish gray, smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Trees evergreen to 16 m tall | Leaf Details | Leaf blade narrowly elliptic, oblong-elliptic, or lanceolate-elliptic, 6–13 × 1.6–4 cm, veins 4 or 5(or 6), raised abaxially, base cuneate, margin slightly revolute, apex acute or caudate |
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