Colville's Glory Tree
Colvillea racemosa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- May-June
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.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Caesalpiniaceae family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Colville's Glory Tree or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.