Colville's Glory Tree
Colvillea racemosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- May-June
How to identify Colville's Glory Tree
Identify Colville's Glory 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 drooping racemes of orange flowers.
- Confirm leaf type: Bipinnately compound (doubly divided, fern-like).
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- Confirm fruit type: Legume.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Colvillea racemosa
- Genus
- Colvillea
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-June
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bipinnately compound (doubly divided, fern-like)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Colville's Glory Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“Colvillea is a monotypic genus of legume in the family Fabaceae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Colville's Glory Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কলভিলিয়া রেসিমোসা
About Colville's Glory Tree
Colville'S Glory Tree (Colvillea racemosa) is a tree in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from May to June.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Colville's Glory Tree belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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