✿Bignoniaceae · Dolichandrone
Hawar / Medhshingi
Dolichandrone falcata var. falcata
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- January-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dolichandrone falcata var. falcata
- Genus
- Dolichandrone
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
- 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 Hawar itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- Long cylindrical podrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hawar itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Hawar
- Tamil
- Kadalatti, Kaliyacha, Kattuvarucham
- Telugu
- Chittiniruvoddi, Chittivoddi
- Kannada
- ಗೂಡುಮುರ್ಕಿ Goodumurki, ಮುಡುವುದುರೆ Muduvudure, ಉದುರೆ Udure
- Malayalam
- Attulottappala, Nirpponnalyam
- Marathi
- मेढ़शिंगी Medhshingi, भेड़सींग Bhersing
About Hawar
A member of the Bignoniaceae family, Medhshingi (Dolichandrone falcata var. falcata) is a tree. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting run from January to November.
Botanical family
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Hawar belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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