About Archidendron monadelphum
Archidendron bigeminum is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is found in India and Sri Lanka. It is known as "kalitiya - කලටිය" in Sinhala. The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) in the 1998 IUCN Redlist reviewed Abarema bigemina and Pithecellobium gracile as Vulnerable species. These are nowadays both considered junior synonyms of Archidendron bigeminum. It may be that the Indian population consists of a smaller-growing variety than that on Sri Lanka.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Archidendron monadelphum
- Genus
- Archidendron
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Malayan Archipelago, Philippines (Nayar 2006), S.W.India, E.Himalayas (Saldanha 1984)
- Distribution
- India, Eastern Himalayas, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Archidendron monadelphum belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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