Statue of Unity – Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat Rain Forest Ektanagar

Phanera roxburghiana

Syn. Bauhinia roxburghiana

IUCN Red List Not Evaluated (NE)

Local name

  • Notched-Leaf Bauhinia (English)
  • Semla (Hindi)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Fabaceae
7m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Phanera roxburghiana bark

Bark

Dark brown to greyish-brown, rough.

Phanera roxburghiana leaves

Leaves

7.5–15 cm long, broad, leathery, hairless, 9–11-nerved, with entire or notched tips, cordate or truncate bases, and thickened leaf-stalk ends.

Phanera roxburghiana flower

Flower

Flower stalks 1.5–2 cm long; sepals silky-pubescent, 5–7.5 mm long; petals white, clawed, externally hairy, with three upper petals purple-mottled; stamens three.

Phanera roxburghiana fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Pods flat, firm, oblong to oblanceolate, 10–17.5 × 3–3.8 cm, splitting late; seeds 6–8, flat, circular, smooth and dark brown.

Phanera roxburghiana

Did you know?

Its trunk yields Semla Gum, a pale-yellow, water-soluble gum traditionally used as a binding agent in food products, manufacturing, and folk medicine.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Indian Subcontinent.