How to identify Flame Tree
Identify Flame Tree 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: Large leaflets, drooping young leaves.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Flame Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Brownea macrophylla
- Genus
- Brownea
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are pinnate, with up to seven pairs of leaflets and measure up to 25 cm (10 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Flame Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Flame Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Flame Tree
Flame Tree (Brownea macrophylla) is a tree in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Flame Tree belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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