Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Lythraceae | Genus: Duabanga | Species: Duabanga grandiflora (DC.) Walp. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Duabanga borneensis,Duabanga sonneratioides | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Duabanga, Lampati | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Duabanga | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Tal | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | 900-1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The fruit is a more or less rounded leathery about the size of a small orange and many seeded |
| Habitat | Occurs in lowland rainforests along riverbanks and in valleys | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. | Bark Details | Light brown colour |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Trees medium to tall, 30-40 m tall, glabrous trunk is erect, 40–80 feet high, undivided but sometimes forking from the base | Leaf Details | The leaves are opposite, red when young horizontal in two rows one on either side of the branch, oblong in shape, shining above, dull beneath, over 25 cm. long and 10 cm. broad |
No Specimen Found
