✿Caesalpiniaceae · Humboldtia
Adimundan
Humboldtia bourdillonii
Treeoutdoor
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- December-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Humboldtia bourdillonii
- Genus
- Humboldtia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, along stream banks
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-July
- Conservation status
- VU
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Adimundan itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- CorymbrecordedA flat-topped cluster where outer flower stalks are longer than inner ones.“The flowers are pink in color displaying corymb inflorescence and grows on the trunk.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The young seeds are pale red in color and turns brown on maturity with each pod having 3 to 5 seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Adimundan itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Adimundan, അടിമുണ്ടൻ
About Adimundan
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Humboldtia bourdillonii is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests, along stream banks. Flowering and fruiting run from December to July.
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Adimundan belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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