Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Dilleniaceae | Genus: Dillenia | Species: Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Dillenia augusta Roxb., Colbertia augusta Wall. ex G.Don |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Karmal | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Dog Teak,Nepali Elephant Apple | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Larong | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1400 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drooping, subglobose, 15 X 13 mm, indehiscent, fleshy, yellow, orange or red, subtended by persistent sepals |
| Habitat | Occus along the margin of evergreen to semi-evergreen forests | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia and China | Bark Details | Greyish white, peeling off in to flakes. |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Obovate | ||
| Description of Species | Large deciduous tree grows up to 40 meters in height, leaves are large, 1-2 ft, alternate, ovate-rhomboid, obtuse or acute | Leaf Details | Sheathing, stout, glabrous, winged; lamina 15-60 X 10-25 Cm Base Acute Or Attenuate, Apex Obtuse, Margin Serrate, Rarely Entire, Glabrous Above, puberulent beneath lateral nerves many, parallel, prominent |
