Male Sagade / Three-Leaf Walsura
Walsura trifoliolata var. trifoliolata
- Habit
- Tree
- Flowering
- February-December
How to identify Male Sagade
Identify Male Sagade 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Leaves typically with three leaflets.
- Confirm leaf type: Trifoliate (three leaflets).
- Confirm flower colour: White/cream.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Meliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Male Sagade.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Male Sagade itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Male Sagade itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಮಳೆ ಸಗಡೆ Male sagade, ವಾಲುರ್ಸಿ Vaalursi
- Malayalam
- Perillapacha; Perilla ppichu
About Male Sagade
A member of the Meliaceae family, Three-Leaf Walsura (Walsura trifoliolata var. trifoliolata) is a tree. It grows in dry deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to December.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Male Sagade belongs to the Meliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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