Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lamiaceae | Genus: Rotheca | Species: Rotheca serrata (L.) Steane & Mabb. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon, Clerodendrum trifoliatum Steud. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Blue Fountain Bush, Bharangi | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Blue Glory, Blue Fountain Bush, Beetle Killer | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Moirang Khanam | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Drupe black when ripe 3 in. across of 1-3 succulent connate drupels |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous forests, thickets and roadsides | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand | Bark Details | Bark grayish, rough, 25 in thick; blaze brownish |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Shrubs 1-4 m tall branchlets densely yellow pubescent especially on nodes when young becoming dark brown to gray-yellow and glabrous | Leaf Details | Leaves with a foetid smell 2-11 by .8-4.5 in., oblong, Oblong-ovate or elliptic oblong |
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