Kaattashokam / Three-Petal Humboldtia
Humboldtia brunonis
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- November-June
How to identify Kaattashokam
Identify Kaattashokam 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Flowers with three petals.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kaattashokam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Humboldtia brunonis
- Genus
- Humboldtia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaattashokam itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kaattashokam itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Kaattashokam, കാട്ടശോകം
About Kaattashokam
Three-Petal Humboldtia (Humboldtia brunonis) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to June.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Kaattashokam belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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