Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cupressaceae | Genus: Platycladus | Species: Platycladus orientalis (Linn.) Franco |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Thuja orientalis Linn., Biota dumosa Carrière, Retinispora recurvata Mast. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Morpankhi, Mayurpankhi | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Oriental Arborvitae, Chinese Arborvitae, Oriental Thuja, Biota, Morpankhi | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Morpankhi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 3000 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Cones green ripening brown |
| Habitat | Cultivated as an ornamental plant | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | Native to China and Korea | Bark Details | The bark is rusty-brown and fibrous. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Needle-like | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Trees upto 20 m tall. Bark reddish brown to light grayish brown, thin, flaking in long strips. Leaves like little scales overlapping and tightly packed on the shoots and have 6-12 thick scales arranged in opposite pairs. Cones yellowish green, ovoid. Seed cones when immature bluish green, subglobose. | Leaf Details | Leaves like little scales overlapping and tightly packed on the shoots and have 6-12 thick scales arranged in opposite pairs. |
