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Bauhinia racemosa
Bauhinia racemosa
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Bauhinia racemosa
Lam.
Synonyms :
Bauhinia parviflora
Vahl
Common Name :
Asundro, Bidi Leaf Tree
Plant Family :
Caesalpiniaceae
Plant Form :
Tree
Occurrence (Sectors) :
28
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra
About Bauhinia racemosa Plant :
Habit :
A small crooked tree.
Leaves :
Simple, divided into 2 rounded lobes broader than long, green and glabrous above, white and hairy below, base cordate.
Inflorescence :
Terminal or leaf opposed racemes.
Flowers :
Bracteate, bracts linear, acute.
Calyx hairy, tube short, reflexed.
Petals narrowly oblanceolate, white or pale yellow.
Stamens 10, all fertile, filaments hairy at base.
Ovary hairy, stigma sessile.
Fruit :
Pods stalked, blunt above, tapering below, 12-20 seeded.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
May - June
Significance :
The sacred plant of the Hindus, worshipped at the Dashera festival.
The leaves are used to prepare bidis.