Morpankhi
Platycladus orientalis
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh & more
How to identify Morpankhi
Identify Morpankhi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Flattened vertical fan-like sprays of foliage.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Cupressaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Morpankhi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Platycladus orientalis
- Genus
- Platycladus
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves, arranged in four rows, fleshy, opposite, decussate, truncated, imbricated as adults, somewhat curved inwards, of uniform green color and with a resiniferous gland on th” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Morpankhi itself; the rest are typical of the Cupressaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Cupressaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- मोरपंखी Morpankhi, मयूरपंखी mayurpankhi
- Manipuri
- ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯤꯛꯍꯩꯕꯤ Lairikheibi
- Nepali
- मयूरपंखी mayurpankhi
About Morpankhi
Morpankhi (Platycladus orientalis) is a species in the Cupressaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and 7 other states.
Uses
In practice it is cut for timber and furniture, planted as an ornamental and distilled for an aromatic oil.
Cupressaceae
Cypress Family
Morpankhi belongs to the Cupressaceae family.
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