Malai Manchedi / Bell Pea
Ormosia travancorica
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- December-March
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 Malai Manchedi 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 Malai Manchedi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Malai Manchedi
- Kannada
- Betta Manjadi
- Malayalam
- മലമഞ്ചാടി, Malamanchadi
About Malai Manchedi
A member of the Fabaceae family, Bell Pea (Ormosia travancorica) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Malai Manchedi belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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