How to identify Cahuato
Identify Cahuato by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Orange.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cahuato.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tecoma fulva
- Genus
- Tecoma
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan, Telangana
- 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 Cahuato itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Orangerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Cahuato itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Cahuato
Cahuato (Tecoma fulva) belongs to the Bignoniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan and 1 other states.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Cahuato belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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