Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Juglandaceae | Genus: Juglans | Species: Juglans regia L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Juglans duclouxiana Dode, Juglans fallax Dode |
Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Persian walnut, English walnut | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Walnut | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Heijuga | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1200 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit with a green, semifleshy husk and a brown, corrugated nut |
| Habitat | Occur in extensive, nearly pure walnut forests and also cutivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Cultivated in India and native to Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan | Bark Details | The bark is smooth, olive-brown when young and silvery-grey on older branches and broad fissures with a rougher texture |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Large deciduous tree attaining heights of 25–35 m, and a trunk up to 2 m diameter, commonly with a short trunk and broad crown, though taller and narrower in dense forest competition | Leaf Details | The leaves are alternately arranged 25–40 cm long odd-pinnate with 5–9 leaflets, paired alternately with one terminal leaflet |
