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Bauhinia acuminata L.
Synonyms
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Bauhinia linnaei
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Family
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Fabaceae/Leguminosae
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Local Name
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English - Snowy Orchid
Malayalam – Veluthamandaram
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Flowering and Fruiting Period
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Throughout the year
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Distribution
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Indo-Malesia
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Distribution in Kerala
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All Districts
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Habitat
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Grown as ornamental plant
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IUCN Status
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LC
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Uses
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Grown as ornamental plant
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Key Botanical Characters:
Shrub, to about 3 m tall; young stems puberulent; stipules
linear, puberulent, 1-2 cm long, caducous; leaves subcoriaceous, ovate to
subrotund, (3-)7-11(-20) cm long, (3-)6-10(-20) cm wide, bilobed for about
1/3 the length, lobes acute to acuminate or rarely, rounded, the base rounded
to subcordate, 7-11-nerved, glabrous above, puberulent, glabrescent, somewhat
glaucous beneath; bracts and bracteoles linear; inflorescences, 3.5-5(-6)cm
long, (1.5-)2-3 cm wide; stamens 10, perfect, the filaments connate at the
base, otherwise free, 1.5-2.5 cm long, pubescent at the base; anthers 4-7 mm
long with puberulent connective; ovary stipitate, subglabrous or lightly
puberulent; style glabrous; stigma peltate; fruit linear-oblong, somewhat
septate within, 3-11-seeded, 7-15 cm long, 1-2 cm wide with sharp-rimmed,
raised margins; seeds about 8-10 mm long, 6 mm wide, compressed, brown.
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