Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Combretaceae | Genus: Terminalia | Species: Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Pentaptera arjuna , Pentaptera glabra | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Arjun | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | White Marudah, Tropical Almond, Malabar Almond, Arjun | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Mayokpha | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to about 1,200 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit ovoid or obovoid oblong, 4-5 winged or more, woody, dark brown with entire or serrate wings, seeds linear, glabrous |
| Habitat | Occurs in dry tropical riverine forests and dry deciduous forests | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | Native to India and Sri Lanka introduced to most of Asia, parts of Africa | Bark Details | Bark whitish or pinkish-grey exfoliatingin irregular sheets |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It is large deciduous/evergreen, up to 6-15 (-25) m tall, often having a buttressed trunk, and a broad, oval crown with drooping branches | Leaf Details | Leaves opposite or subopposite, oblong or elliptic, margins subentire petiole Is short with prominent two glands at petiole apex |
