Matta Seege / Brasiletto Climber
Caesalpinia cucullata
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caesalpinia cucullata
- Genus
- Caesalpinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Malaysia, Andaman (India), China, Indo-China, Thailand
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Kerala, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bipinnately compound (doubly divided, fern-like)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Matta Seege itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Matta Seege itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- বাঘাচোৰা Baghasora, বাঘ-আঁচোৰা Bagh-anchora
- Bengali
- বগাছেঁড়া কাঁটা Bagachera Kanta, বাঘাসোরা Baghasora, বাকশিকাঁড়া Bakshikandra, বিষখোপরা Biskhopra, নাটাকুলা Natakula, নিয়াঙ্খুপঝু Nyankhupajhu
- Garo
- Jakshil, Mengojakskel
- Kannada
- ಮಟ್ಟ ಸೀಗೆ Matta Seege, ಮುಳ್ಳೋಡು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Mullodu Balli
- Konkani
- वाकेरी Vakeri
- Lepcha
- Neangkupzhu
- Malayalam
- കാക്കക്കലിംഗിവള്ളി Kakakalingivalli
- Marathi
- रागी Ragi
- Mizo
- Ling-khang
- Nepali
- बोक्सी काँडा Boksee Kaandaa
- Odia
- ନିତେ Nite
- Tamil
- இண்டு Indu, மாட்டிச்சீங்கை Matticcingai
- Telugu
- గబ్బుసీకాయ Gabbusikaya
About Matta Seege
Brasiletto climber (Caesalpinia cucullata) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Kerala and 5 other states. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Matta Seege belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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