Cynometra beddomei
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- February-August
How to identify Cynometra beddomei
Identify Cynometra beddomei 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.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cynometra beddomei.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cynometra beddomei
- Genus
- Cynometra
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- Conservation status
- Possibly Extinct
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cynometra beddomei itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cynometra beddomei itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകൂരി
About Cynometra beddomei
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Cynometra beddomei is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Cynometra beddomei belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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