About Bastard Satin wood
Mundulea sericea, the cork bush, is an attractive shrub or small tree which is found in relatively open woodlands of Africa and South Asia. It is the only member of the genus with a range extending beyond Madagascar, and it resembles some African shrubs in the related genus Tephrosia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mundulea sericea
- Genus
- Mundulea
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Tropical Africa, South Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kattuppurachu
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟಹುರುಳಿ Betta Hurali, ಹೇನುಕುರುವಿನ ಗಿಡ Haenukuruvina Gida, Kaadu Beeta Hurali
- Marathi
- सुपली Supali
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Bastard Satin wood belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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