Trees, 5-10m. Leaves 6-145-13cm
Bauhinia variegata L.
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Bauhinia chinensis (DC.)Vogel |
synonym | Bauhinia decora Uribe |
synonym | Bauhinia variegata var. candida (Aiton)Corner |
synonym | Bauhinia variegata var. chinensis DC. |
synonym | Phanera variegata (L.)Benth. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Diagnostic Keys
Sanjib Barua
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Description
Habit: Moderate sized tree
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Bauhinia variegata leaf
Bark grey, cracked. Leaves with two lobes, similar to a cow's foot. Flowers purple with distinct dorsal petal. Fruit a flat pod.
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Cyclicity
Fl.& Fr.: February – October
Sanjib Barua
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Flowers bloom during February to April.Fruits ripe during Rainy Season
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
Leaf Fall
March--April
Flowering
January--March
Fruiting
March--May
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
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Reproduction
Seeds
Sanjib Barua
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Propagation Techniques
Soak seeds in cold water for 24hrs.
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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Dispersal
Dispersers
Dispersers: Self
Pollinators
Pollinators: Insect
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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Size
Seed Size
1.6 cm.
Tree Height
10 m.
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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Growth
High
Competitiveness
Poor
Where To Plant
Field border,Avenue
Growth Rate
moderate growing
Drought Tolerance
Moderate
Drainage
Well
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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Morphology
A small tree; leaves are simple, deeply cordate, dull green, Found throughout the province upto 2000 ft. Often cultivated for its beautiful flower. Flowers large, white, pink or purple. Pods 6 - 10 inch. long, hard, flat
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
Trees, 5-10m. Leaves 6-145-13cm, cleft through about a quarter or third the length, glaucous beneath, lobes rounded, base deeply cordate; petioles 2.5-3.5cm. Flowers 6-8cm cross, variegated, white, in terminal racemes. Calyx pubescent. Corolla 4-6cm, white. Pods 20-302-3cm, sub-falcate.
Sanjib Barua
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Bilvapatre-like leaf
Tree Type
Deciduous
Canopy
Open
Leaf Type
Bilvapatre like
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests, often Cultivated
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Interesting Facts
Beautiful showy purple-coloured flowers. Flowers are edible, seeds fried and eaten.
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Commonly found
Sanjib Barua
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Description
Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Satara, Thane
Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Mysore
Kerala: Kannur, Thrissur
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Kancheepuram, Nilgiri, Salem, Thiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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Global Distribution
INDIA: NE India, Western Himalayas; CHINA, MYANMAR.
Sanjib Barua
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Distribution map
Throughout India, except Jammu and Kashmir,Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim.
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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Endemic Distribution
Nativity
Native
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
Common
Sanjib Barua
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Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Not Evaluated
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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Protection Legal Status
It is found growing wild in the tropical forest
Sanjib Barua
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📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda
Folk medicine
Siddha
Traditional chinese medicine
Flower buds are eaten cooked, seeds are also eaten by roasting
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
System Of Medicines Used In
Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha, Folk medicine, Traditional chinese medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=306
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Medicinal :
Medicinal : Bark,Root
Food:
Food: Fruit, Leaves
Fodder:
Fodder: Goat,Cattle
Fuelwood:
Good fuelwood
Pest Management:
Pest management: Leaf
Services And Uses
Live fence, Green manure, Implements, Tanning and dyeing
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
Attributions | Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031 |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=306
Information Listing > References
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Biodiversity Documentation for Kerala Part 6: Flowering Plants, N. Sasidharan, 2004, Flora of Karnataka, Sharma B.D, 1984, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=306
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📚 Meta data
Meta data
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Bauhinia variegata_LC.tif
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Bauhinia variegata_LC.tif
6 Bilvapatre-like leaf.tif
Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2031
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Equisetopsida C. Agardh |
Order | Fabales |
Family | Fabaceae |
Genus | Bauhinia |
Species | Bauhinia variegata L. |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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