Meliaceae · Walsura

Male Sagade / Three-Leaf Walsura

Walsura trifoliolata var. trifoliolata

Tree
Habit
Tree
Flowering
February-December

Plant Details

Scientific name
Walsura trifoliolata var. trifoliolata
Genus
Walsura
Family
Meliaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Dry deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen and moist deciduous forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Flowering & fruiting
February-December
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf type
Trifoliate (three leaflets)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

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

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.

Illustration representing the Meliaceae family
Botanical family

Meliaceae

Mahogany/Neem family

Male Sagade belongs to the Meliaceae family.

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