Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Phyllanthaceae | Genus: Antidesma | Species: Antidesma bunius (L.) Spreng. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Antidesma rumphii, Antidesma dallachyanum | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Amati | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Chines Laurel, Niger's Cord, Salmander Tree | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heiyen | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 1200 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits round or ovoid up to 8 mm across, borne in grape-like pendent clusters (often paired) and which are extremely showy because the berries ripen unevenly |
| Habitat | Occurs in drier types of rain forest and on rain forest margins | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam | Bark Details | The bark is poisonous |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It is shrub 3-8 m high or may reach up to 15-30 m has wide-spreading branches forming a dense crown. | Leaf Details | Leaves 10-22.5 cm long, 5-7.5 cm wide, dark-green, glossy, leathery, with very short petioles |
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