As recorded for Flamboyant
Derris thyrsiflora var. eualata
Flamboyant
Also known as Flame Tree, Gold Mohar
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Flowering
- December-August
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., Assam, India, Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Aganope thyrsiflora. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India to S. China and New Guinea.
- Recorded habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
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How to identify Flamboyant
Identify Flamboyant by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-August.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Flamboyant.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Derris thyrsiflora var. eualata
- Genus
- Derris
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Flamboyant itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Flamboyant itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Flamboyant
Flamboyant (Derris thyrsiflora var. eualata) is a climbing shrub in the Fabaceae family. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from December to August.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Flamboyant belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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