Monday, June 17, 2024

Humboldtia brunonis Wall.

 

Family: Fabaceae

Synonym: Batschia brunonis (Wall.) Kuntze

Vernacular name: Kattasokam, Kaduasoka

Habit: Tree

Habitat: Evergreen forests

Distribution: Southern Western Ghats

Flowering & Fruiting: November-June

Key identification features: A small evergreen tree of Western Ghats. Leaves are compound with short petiole and even pinnate; leaflets in 2 pairs. Inflorescence is a raceme. Flowers are attractive with pink sepals and white petals tinged pink. Fruit is a leathery pod.

Uses: Used as wood




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