✿Fabaceae · Lonchocarpus
Chapleno
Lonchocarpus minimiflorus
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Trinidad, Tobago
- Flowering
- May-June
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chapleno itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chapleno itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chapleno
A member of the Fabaceae family, Chapleno (Lonchocarpus minimiflorus) is a tree. It is native to Trinidad, Tobago. Flowering and fruiting run from May to June.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Chapleno belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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