Black Pearl Tree
Majidea zanguebarica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Black Pearl Tree
Identify Black Pearl Tree 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: Bright red capsules with shiny black seeds (black pearl tree).
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf shape: Orbicular.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Majidea zanguebarica
- Genus
- Majidea
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical Africa
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf shape
- OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.“This very ornamental small tree has shiny foliage with an attractive rounded canopy, making it very suitable for small tropical gardens or a container plant in cooler climates.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Pearl Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Sapindaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“It blooms with dense clusters of small green-red, fragrant flowers at the end of panicles.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Black Pearl Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Sapindaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Black Pearl Tree
Black Pearl Tree (Majidea zanguebarica) belongs to the Sapindaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Karnataka. It is grown as ornamental tree. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Black Pearl Tree belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
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