Monkey-Pod
Archidendron clypearia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Mizoram & more
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Monkey-Pod
Identify Monkey-Pod by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Twisted red pods with black seeds.
- Confirm leaf shape: Feathery bipinnate leaflets.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Mimosaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Monkey-Pod.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Archidendron clypearia
- Genus
- Archidendron
- Family
- Mimosaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Feathery bipinnate leafletsrecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Monkey-Pod itself; the rest are typical of the Mimosaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Legume
Typical of the Mimosaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മഴവാക
About Monkey-Pod
A member of the Mimosaceae family, Monkey-pod (Archidendron clypearia) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Mizoram and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Monkey-Pod belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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