Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rosaceae | Genus: Prunus | Species: Prunus persica (L.) Batsch |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Amygdalis persicus, Persica vulgaris | Flower Color | Red - Pink |
| Common Name | Peach, Aadu | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Peach | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chumbhrei | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | 300-2250 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The fruit has yellow or whitish flesh a delicate aroma and a skin that is either velvety or smooth (nectarines) in different cultivars |
| Habitat | Occurs in woodland garden sunny edge; dappled shade | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Exotic to India and native to China, France, Italy, Turkey, USA, Iran, Spain, Chile, Greece and Argentin | Bark Details | Bark is gray with horizontal lenticels becoming increasingly rough and scaly with age |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It grows to 4–10 m (13–33 ft) tall and 6 in. in diameter. The leaves are lanceolate, 7–16 cm (2.8–6.3 in) long, 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) broad, pinnately veined. The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves; they are solitary or paired, 2.5–3 cm diameter, pink, with five petals | Leaf Details | The leaves are lanceolate 7–16 cm long 2–3 cm broad pinnately veined |
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