✿Fabaceae · Ormocarpum
Ormocarpum cochinchinense
Shrub
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering
- August-January
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 Ormocarpum cochinchinense itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ormocarpum cochinchinense itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- எலும்பொட்டி
About Ormocarpum cochinchinense
Ormocarpum cochinchinense belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It is native to India, Sri Lanka. It grows in scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.

Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Ormocarpum cochinchinense belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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