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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