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Compound leaf
As recorded for Tree-Wisteria
✿Fabaceae · Bolusanthus

Bolusanthus speciosus

Tree-Wisteria

Habit
Tree

Ecology & growing context

Native status · Kew WCVP
WCVP native range does not include India Kew dataset ↗

Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: S. Trop. & S. Africa. Not listed native does not establish introduction or absence from India.

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How to identify Tree-Wisteria

Identify Tree-Wisteria 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.
  • Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
  • Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
  • Confirm flower colour: Purple.
  • Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
  • Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tree-Wisteria.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Bolusanthus speciosus
Genus
Bolusanthus
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Tree

Leaf characters

Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk) leaf type
Leaf type
Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Alternate arrangement leaf character
Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Tree-Wisteria itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Capsule fruit type
Fruit type
CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Later it produces a seed capsule, the grey pods contain 3-8 smooth, bright yellow or brown seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Raceme inflorescence
Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Tree-Wisteria itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Tree-Wisteria

A member of the Fabaceae family, Tree-Wisteria (Bolusanthus speciosus) is a tree.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Tree-Wisteria belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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