✿Caesalpiniaceae · Cynometra
Iripa / Wrinkle Pod Mangrove
Cynometra iripa
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- October-June
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.
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Iripa belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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