Sisalapiniya Dikapetala / Mysore Thorn
Caesalpinia decapetala
Also known as Black Bonduc, Shoofly
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- October-May
How to identify Sisalapiniya Dikapetala
Identify Sisalapiniya Dikapetala by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Dense hooked prickles (Mysore thorn).
- Confirm leaf type: Bipinnately compound (doubly divided, fern-like).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sisalapiniya Dikapetala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Caesalpinia decapetala
- Genus
- Caesalpinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical & sub-Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-May
- 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 Sisalapiniya Dikapetala 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 Sisalapiniya Dikapetala itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- सीसालपिनिया डिकापेटाला sisalapiniya dikapetala
- Nepali
- करञ्ज
- Kannada
- ಕ್ಯಾಸಲ್ಪಿನಿಯಾ ಡಿಕಪೆಟಲಾ, ಔಷಧೀಯ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳು
About Sisalapiniya Dikapetala
Mysore thorn (Caesalpinia decapetala) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and 1 other states. It grows in degraded forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to May.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Sisalapiniya Dikapetala belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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