Kadwa-Sirid / Kadwa Sirid
Hymenodictyon obovatum
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Kadwa-Sirid
Identify Kadwa-Sirid 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 surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Kadwa-Sirid.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kadwa-Sirid itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kadwa-Sirid itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- gandale, bogimara, hire mara
- Malayalam
- കിലുങ്ങിമരം, Hymenodictyon obovatum
- Marathi
- kadwa-sirid, kurvi, sirid
About Kadwa-Sirid
A member of the Rubiaceae family, Kadwa Sirid (Hymenodictyon obovatum) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It grows in semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Kadwa-Sirid belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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