Scientific Name :
Bauhinia tomentosa L.
Synonym :
Alvesia bauhinioides Welw.
Bauhinia inermis Forssk.
Common Name : Yellow Orchid Tree, Chota Kachnar, Pivala Kanchan
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Caesalpinaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to November
Flower Colour : Light yellow
Description : Height: 3 to 5 m
Stem: Tomentose
Leaves: Divided into two lobes, hairy beneath, glabrous above
Flowers: Bracteate, sepals hairy, gamosepalous, corolla yellow, spathulate, stamens 10, ovary stalked
Inflorescence: Solitary cyme or in pairs
Fruit: Pods 10 to 12 cm, black, flat, veined, pointed at tip
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : CH
Distribution Range : Africa to Arabian Peninsula, Sri Lanka.
Uses : Decoctionof bark and root is used in treatment of liver inflammations
