As recorded for Necklace Pod
Sophora tomentosa
Necklace Pod
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat & more
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Andaman Is., India, Laccadive Is., Nicobar Is. Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Tropics & Subtropics.
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How to identify Necklace Pod
Identify Necklace Pod by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Legume.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Fabaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Necklace Pod.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Tomentose (woolly, matted hairs)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Necklace Pod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The inedible pod has some similarities to the murunga (drumstick) pod.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Necklace Pod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Necklace Pod
Necklace Pod (Sophora tomentosa) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat and 2 other states.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Necklace Pod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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