Waykaran / White Gulmohar
Delonix elata
Also known as Yellow Gul Mohr, Creamy Peacock Flower
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-August
How to identify Waykaran
Identify Waykaran 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: Cream/white flowered gulmohar relative.
- Confirm leaf type: Bipinnately compound (doubly divided, fern-like).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Waykaran.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Delonix elata
- Genus
- Delonix
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted along roads and avenues
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Africa
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Egypt, Arabia to India
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bipinnately compound (doubly divided, fern-like)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Waykaran 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 Waykaran itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Waykaran, Samrsro, Sanesro
- Tamil
- Perungondrai, Vadanarayanan, Varatti
- Kannada
- ಕೆಂಪುಕೆಂಜಿಗ Kempukenjiga, ನೀರಂಗಿ Nirangi, ವಾತನಾರಾಯಣ Vatanarayana
- Malayalam
- வாதநாராயணி
- Marathi
- sanchaila, sankasura
About Waykaran
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, White Gulmohar (Delonix elata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 2 other states. It is planted along roads and avenues. Flowering and fruiting run from December to August.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Waykaran belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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