Humboldtia decurrens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Humboldtia decurrens
Identify Humboldtia decurrens 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 (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Humboldtia decurrens.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Humboldtia decurrens
- Genus
- Humboldtia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- NT
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Humboldtia decurrens itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Humboldtia decurrens itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കുന്താണി, Humboldtia decurrens
About Humboldtia decurrens
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Humboldtia decurrens is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Humboldtia decurrens belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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