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Indo-China Thorn
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Indo-China Thorn
ative Photo: Prashant Awale
Common name: Indo-China Thorn, Sahyadri Thorn • Assamese: বাঘাচোৰা Baghasora, বাঘ-আঁচোৰা Bagh-anchora • Bengali: বগাছেঁড়া কাঁটা Bagachera Kanta, বাঘাসোরা Baghasora, বাকশিকাঁড়া Bakshikandra, বিষখোপরা Biskhopra, নাটাকুলা Natakula, নিয়াঙ্খুপঝু Nyankhupajhu • Garo: Jakshil, Mengojakskel • Kannada: ಮಟ್ಟ ಸೀಗೆ Matta Seege, ಮುಳ್ಳೋಡು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Mullodu Balli • Konkani: वाकेरी Vakeri • Lepcha: Neangkupzhu • Malayalam: കാക്കക്കലിംഗിവള്ളി Kakakalingivalli • Marathi: रागी Ragi • Mizo: Ling-khang • Nepali: बोक्सी काँडा Boksee Kaandaa • Odia: ନିତେ Nite • Tamil: இண்டு Indu, மாட்டிச்சீங்கை Matticcingai • Telugu: గబ్బుసీకాయ Gabbusikaya Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Mezoneuron cucullatum    Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
Synonyms: Caesalpinia cucullata, Caesalpinia monosperma
Indo-China Thorn is a large climbing shrub, with branches carrying curved prickles on corky tubercles (small knoblike structures). Leaves are 2-pinnate - rachis to 30 cm long, pinnae 2-5. Flowers fragrant, in terminal and axillary racemes 20-40cm. Yellow flowers appear like hoods with long stamens with red anthers, coming out. The species name cucullatum means hooded. Indo-China is abundant in South India Eastern Himalayas, from Nepal to Bhutan, Burma, SE Asia, W. China, Malaysia, at altitudes of 150-1800 m.
>Identification credit: Prashant Awale Photographed in Maharashtra
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