Archidendron clypearia (Jack) I.C.Nielsen

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Mimosoideae
  • Basionym : Inga clypearia Jack
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Archidendron clypearia (Jack) I.C.Nielsen
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mazhavaka, Pulivaka (Malayalam)
    • Malaivagei (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Key identification features : A small tree
  • Flower, Fruit : December-May
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Kanyakumari district, Tirunelveli district
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling (Sukhna)
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Archidendron clypearia. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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