Telegraph plant

Codariocalyx motorius

  • Telegraph plant
  • Telegraph plant
  • Telegraph plant
  • Telegraph plant
  • Flower name
    Telegraph plant
  • Scientific name
    Codariocalyx motorius
  • AliasCodariocalyx motorius, 舞萩, コダリオカリクス モトリウス, Telegraph plant
  • Place of originIndia and the Philippines
  • Place of floweringGreenhouse, Potted flower, Specific area
  • Flowering seasonJanuary, February, September, October, November, December

What is Telegraph plant

Telegraph plant (scientific name: Codariocalyx motorius) is a small evergreen tree of the Fabaceae family Codariocalyx genus native to India and the Philippines. its tridentate compound leaves have an unusual tendency to dance when the temperature is above 25 degrees Celsius or when music is played. It produces yellow to orange butterfly-shaped flowers from around autumn.

Common name: Telegraph plant, scientific name: Codariocalyx motorius, also known as Codariocalyx motorius, Origin: India-Philippines, Height: 80-200 cm, Leaf shape: three-dropped compound leaf, Flower color: yellow-orange, Corolla: butterfly-shaped, Flowering season: September to March.


  • Order
    Fabales
  • Family
    Fabaceae
  • Genus
    Codariocalyx
  • Species
    C. motorius
  • Type of flower
    Left-right symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cephalic inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Butterfly shape
  • Leaf type
    3-fold compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typesmall evergreen tree
  • Flower colorsOrange
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height80.0 ~ 200.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower2.0 ~ 2.0 cm

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