- Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
- Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
- Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
- Species : Bauhinia purpurea
- Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bauhinia purpurea L.
- Common name : Purple Orchid Tree, Purple Bauhinia
- Vernacular name : Gulabi kachnar, Kaliari, Khairwal (Hin.); Manimandhara, Basavana Paada (Kan.); Mandari (Tam.); Kanchanam (Tel.); Borda, Barada, Kundadi, Kuilari (Ori.)
- Key identification features : Small trees, of 10-15 m tall. Leaves sub-coriaceous, leaflets oblong-obtuse, 9-11 nerved. Flowers are large, rose to pink-purple, in terminal or axillary racemes or panicles and are fragrant. Peduncles stout, to 5 cm, bracts ovate. Calyx spathaceous, tube turbinate. Petals 5, equal and similar, obovate, narrow at base and obtuse. Pods are light green when young and turning brown upon maturity.
- Habit : Tree
- Flower, Fruit : February-September
- Comments : Occasional in plains to 1000 m. Often planted.
- Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
- World Distribution : Tropical Asia; Introduced elsewhere
- Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Bauhinia purpurea. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.
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