Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rhamnaceae | Genus: Hovenia | Species: Hovenia acerba Lindl. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Hovenia inaequalis DC., Ziziphus esquirolii H. Lév. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Japanese raisin tree | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Oriental raisin tree | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 2000 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit appear at the ends of edible fleshy fruit stalks (rachis) |
| Habitat | Occurs in woodland garden secondary; sunny edge | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India and China | Bark Details | Bark smooth pale ashy or whitish |
| Distribution in manipur | Jiribam, Northern, Southern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Tree, rarely a shrub, deciduous to 10–30 m tall | Leaf Details | The glossy leaves are large and pointed branchlets brown or black-purple, glabrous with inconspicuous lenticels |
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