Lal Zumbar / Scarlet Flame Bean
Brownea coccinea
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
How to identify Lal Zumbar
Identify Lal Zumbar 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: Dense rounded clusters of scarlet flowers.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lal Zumbar.
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.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Lal Zumbar belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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