✿Bignoniaceae · Markhamia
Siala
Markhamia lutea
outdoor
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Markhamia lutea
- Genus
- Markhamia
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Siala itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Fruit is a capsule, of up to 70 cm in length, with abundant winged seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Siala itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Siala
Siala (Markhamia lutea) is a species in the Bignoniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and 3 other states.

Botanical family
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Siala belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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