Manglietia insignis (Wallich) Blume

 
  • Family : MAGNOLIACEAE
    (Magnolia family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SON CHAMPA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Magnoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Magnolia insignis var. angustifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.J.Chowdhery & P.Daniel; Magnolia insignis var. latifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.J.Chowdhery & P.Daniel; Magnolia shangpaensis Hu; Manglietia maguanica Hung T.Chang & B.L.Chen; Manglietia rufisyncarpa Y.W.Law, R.Z.Zhou & F.G.Wang; Manglietia yunnanensis Hu
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Magnolia insignis Wall.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Pan-sopa, Phul-sopa (Asm.) .
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 500- 1500 m.
  • Key identification features : Tall trees, 20-30 m high with oval or spreading crowd. Leaves oblanceo- late, shining above. Flowers 6-9 cm across, white or pale pink, fragrant. Follicles ovoid, red.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-January
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district,Subansiri district,Tirap district
  • Native : India, China South-Central, China Southeast, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 72.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Manglietia insignis. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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