Bark
Light grey, smooth or slightly fissured; inner bark fibrous.
Bauhinia racemosa
Syn. Bauhinia parviflora
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
(LC)
Local name
- Bidi Leaf Tree (English)
- Kathmauli (Hindi)
Tree type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Fabaceae
5m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Simple, bilobed; apex bifid; margin entire, glabrous.
Flower
White or pale yellow, small, fragrant; raceme Inflorescence.
Fruit / Seeds
Flat brown seeds Seed traits contribute to accurate species-level confirmation. Seed Numerous, circular, flat.
Did you know?
Its two-lobed leaves resemble a camel’s hoof or butterfly wings; the leaves are also traditionally used for making bidi wrappers.
Distribution
Indian Subcontinent to China (Yunnan) and Indo-China, Iraq, Mauritania, Pakistan