✿Caesalpiniaceae · Brownea
Lal Zumbar / Scarlet Flame Bean
Brownea coccinea
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Brownea coccinea
- Genus
- Brownea
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Leaflets are oblong or elliptic, pointed at the apex and 4–23 cm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lal Zumbar itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lal Zumbar itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- পাখিফুল
- Marathi
- Lal Zumbar
About Lal Zumbar
Scarlet Flame Bean (Brownea coccinea) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and West Bengal.
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Lal Zumbar belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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