✿Fabaceae · Sophora
Necklace Pod
Sophora tomentosa
ShrubMedicinal
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat & more
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
- Arrangement
- Alternate
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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- 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.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Necklace Pod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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