How to identify Humboldtia sanjappae
Identify Humboldtia sanjappae 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: December-April.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Humboldtia sanjappae.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Humboldtia sanjappae
- Genus
- Humboldtia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-April
- Conservation status
- CR
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 sanjappae 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 sanjappae itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Humboldtia sanjappae
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Humboldtia sanjappae is a tree. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to April.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Humboldtia sanjappae belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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