Bonduc-Nut
Caesalpinia bonduc
Also known as Fever-Nut, Physic-Nut
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & more
- Flowering
- August-May
How to identify Bonduc-Nut
Identify Bonduc-Nut by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hard grey seeds (bonduc nuts).
- Confirm leaf type: Bipinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-May.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caesalpinia bonduc
- Genus
- Caesalpinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Hedges and scrub forests, also in plains and sacred groves
- Native to
- Tropics
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bipinnately compoundrecordedThe leaf is divided twice — each 'leaflet' is itself a row of smaller leaflets, giving a fine, fern-like look.“The leaves are large and bi-pinnate, up to 40 cm (16 in) long with scattered prickles on the rachises and blades.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bonduc-Nut itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“The inflorescence is an axillary raceme, often branched, covered with short hairs and up to 15 cm (6 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bonduc-Nut itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- कैसलपिनिया बंधु, वरी पेड़ग्रे निकर
- Nepali
- बल्ड्याङ्ग्रा
- Bengali
- মালাক্কা নাটা, নাটা
- Kannada
- ಸೀಸಲ್ಪಿನಿಯಾ ಬೋನ್ಕ್ಯೂಡ್
- Malayalam
- കഴഞ്ചി, Caesalpinia bonduc
About Bonduc-Nut
Bonduc-nut (Caesalpinia bonduc) is a woody climber in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and 4 other states. It grows in hedges and scrub forests, also in plains and sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.
Uses
In practice it is long used in traditional medicine and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Bonduc-Nut belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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