✿Cupressaceae · Thuja
Morpankhi / Oriental Arbor-Vitae
Thuja orientalis
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Maharashtra
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thuja orientalis
- Genus
- Thuja
- Family
- Cupressaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- N. China and Korea
- Distribution
- India, China, North Korea, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Maharashtra
- 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
Oriental Arbor-vitae (Thuja orientalis) belongs to the Cupressaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal and Maharashtra. It is planted.
Uses
Locally it is cut for timber and furniture, planted as an ornamental and distilled for an aromatic oil.
Botanical family
Cupressaceae
Cypress Family
Morpankhi belongs to the Cupressaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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