VERNACULAR NAME: |
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| Bell Bauhinia [3664]; Dwarf White Bauhinia [3030]; Fleur du Sacre-coeur [1790]; Flor De Azufre [1409]; Gorro De Napoleon [1409]; Guacamaya Americana [1409]; Kachnar [1945, 3030]; Kaha-petan [2023]; Kanchar [3091]; Kobo-leela [2023]; Mariposa [1430]; Petan [1430, 2023]; St. Thomas' Tree [261, 3026, 3664]; Tiruvathi [4751]; Tiruvatti [4751]; White Bauhinia [261]; Yellow Bauhinia [3664]; Yellow Butterfly Tree [2264] | |
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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
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HABITATS:
Africa
Cultivated [106];
LITERATURE POINTERS: |
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| Description [1935, 2002, 2021, 2023, 2825, 3001, 3011, 3409] ; Illustration [120, 1935, 2002, 2085, 3001, 3409] | |
DESCRIPTORS: |
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| Climbing: Not climbing [3001] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Herb [3001], Shrub [3001], Tree ; Lifespan: Perennial [3001] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford C (SJ2005), 2004-01 (Fl.Sinicae) Novoselova MS | |
USES: |
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| Chemical products [3030]; Environmental [106, 1915, 2021, 2828]; Food and Drink [3030]; Medicine [3030, 3034]; Miscellaneous [2021]; Toxins [3034] | |
NOTES:
Commonly cultivated all over S.E.Asia and Sri Lanka. May be found as an escape [2002]
in deciduous forests and scrub. [2002]
Native to Asia. [1915]
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