Udi / Spathe Trumpet Tree
Dolichandrone atrovirens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Udi
Identify Udi 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.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Udi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dolichandrone atrovirens
- Genus
- Dolichandrone
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Udi itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit capsule is up to 30 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Udi itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Pumpadiri, Perudi, Vattalappu
- Kannada
- ಉಡಿ Udi, ಉದುರೆ Udure, ಬೆಳುದುರೆ Beludure
About Udi
A member of the Bignoniaceae family, Spathe Trumpet Tree (Dolichandrone atrovirens) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and 2 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Udi belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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