Padeli / Fragrant Padri Tree
Stereospermum suaveolens
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-February
How to identify Padeli
Identify Padeli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Padeli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Stereospermum suaveolens
- Genus
- Stereospermum
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Padeli itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Padeli itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Assamese
- parhori, paroli, ser phang
- Garo
- bolsel
- Hindi
- padeli
- Kannada
- ಆದರಿ Adri, ಬಿಳಿಪಾದರಿ Bili paadri, Giri, ಹಾದರಿ Hadari, ಹುದೆ Hude, ಪುರಳಿ Purali
- Khasi
- dieng sir
- Manipuri
- ꯃꯤꯁꯤ Missi
- Malayalam
- kacasthali, karannavu, karanyavu
- Marathi
- kalagori, kalgari, paadal
- Mizo
- Zihnghal
- Naga
- Ing-nge-ching
- Nepali
- Kuber bacha, jinghal, parhori
- Sanskrit
- Kastapatala, पाटल Patala
- Tamil
- ambuvagina, padiri, pathiriver, pumbadiri
- Telugu
- ambuvaasini, gallugudu, goddalipukusu, isakarasi
About Padeli
A member of the Bignoniaceae family, Fragrant Padri Tree (Stereospermum suaveolens) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in moist forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Padeli belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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