Iripa / Wrinkle Pod Mangrove
Cynometra iripa
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-June
How to identify Iripa
Identify Iripa 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: Wrinkled seed pod, grows near mangroves.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Iripa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cynometra iripa
- Genus
- Cynometra
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Andaman, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailan, Malay penisula, Java, Philippines, Micronesia, Marianas, Australia, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Moluccas, Indonesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-June
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Iripa 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 Iripa itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Attukaddupulli, Kadumpuli
- Kannada
- ಕನಕ Kanaka
- Malayalam
- iripa, irippa
About Iripa
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Wrinkle Pod Mangrove (Cynometra iripa) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Maharashtra. Flowering and fruiting run from October to June.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Iripa belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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