White brasiletto climber
Pterolobium hexapetalum
Also known as Camp Siege
About White brasiletto climber
Pterolobium hexapetalum, the Indian redwing, camp siege or bhoca, is a flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found from Burma, Bhutan and Bangladesh to southern India, where it occurs up to 1200 m altitude. They are large scrambling or climbing shrubs that grow commonly in dry deciduous forest, or as pioneer plants in open land. They carry pairs of thorns below the rachis of their bipinnate leaves, and their sprawling twigs are armed with recurved thorns. In springtime their profuse and attractive inflorescences of pinkish white flowers form a mat on tree canopies. Starting March to April, they present a major source of nectar and pollen, and are foraged on by different species of honey bee.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pterolobium hexapetalum
- Genus
- Pterolobium
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- In foothills of scrub jungles and deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Bhutan, Bangladesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Kannada
- baadu bakka, baadu bakkana mullu, bada bakka
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
White brasiletto climber belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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