Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Actinidiaceae | Genus: Saurauia | Species: Saurauia napaulensis DC. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
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| Synonym | Saurauia napaulensis var. montana C.F. Liang & Y.S. Wang | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Bhakara, Goganda | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Gogan | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Singkrang | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 750-2100 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit are green to yellowish, spherical to depressed-spherical, ribbed or slightly ribbed |
| Habitat | Occurs in sparse mountain forests, thickets and valleys | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark grey-brown, smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Central, Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up 4-20 m tall, branchlets are brown velvety to smooth, leaf-stalks are 2.5-5 cm | Leaf Details | Leaves are narrowly elliptic to oblong-obovate, 13-36 cm long, 7-15 cm broad, thinly leathery, sparsely rusty velvety below, smooth above, with prominent lateral veins 28-40 pairs, base blunt to rounded to wedge-shaped, margin finely toothed, tip long-pointed to pointed |
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