Waras
Heterophragma quadriloculare
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- December-April
How to identify Waras
Identify Waras 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: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Waras.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Heterophragma quadriloculare
- Genus
- Heterophragma
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- 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 Waras itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Waras itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Bara-kalagoru
- Telugu
- kapa-gargu, kala-goru, baray-kalikod
- Marathi
- वारस Waras, Murus, Panlag, Waras
About Waras
Waras (Heterophragma quadriloculare) belongs to the Bignoniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in dry Deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Waras belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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