Thursday, June 13, 2024

Bauhinia purpurea L.

 

Family: Fabaceae

Synonym: Bauhinia castrata Blanco, Bauhinia coromandeliana DC.

Vernacular name: Mandaram (Malayalam)

Habit: Moderate sized tree

Habitat: Terrestrial

Distribution: Southeast Asia, India

Flowering & Fruiting: Flowering: peak in September. Fruiting: Throughout the year

Key identification features: Small trees with warty branchlets. Flowers in axillary or terminal recemes or paniculate. Petals  rose to pink, obovate, narrow at base, obtuse. Stamens 3-5. Pods oblong, compressed, many seeded

Uses: Flower buds are eaten cooked. The plant is cultivated for ornamental purposes. Used for live fence, Green manure, Timber, Implements, Tanning and dyeing



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