Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Ericaceae | Genus: Rhododendron | Species: Rhododendron arboreum Sm. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Rhododendron puniceum Roxb., Rhododendron windsorii Nutt. |
Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Burans, Lal buransh | Flower Type | Corymb |
| English / Trade Name | Rhododendron Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kharom Leishok | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 1200 - 2400 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 1 in. long, cylindrical, longitudinally ribbed and curved, seeds ellipsoid, minute |
| Habitat | Occurs along the margin, openings of high altitude and montane evergreen forests | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka And Thailand | Bark Details | Bark reddish brown, corky, peeling off in small flakes, blaze reddish brown or pinkish with White lines |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Woody or growing in a tree-like form has been recorded as reaching heights of up to 20 m although more usually it has a height and spread up to 12 m (36 ft) x 12 m (36 ft) | Leaf Details | Leaves croeded at the ends of branches 3-6 by .75-1.75 in. |
