Herbarium JCB

Bauhinia racemosa Lam.

Family : FABACEAE
(PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
Species : Bauhinia racemosa
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
Common name : Indian Kanchan
Vernacular name : Kanchan, Gurial, Kachnal, Ashta (Hin.); Akalupada (Kan.); Aathi, Malai-anthi (Tam.); Are, Pachare (Tel.); Ambalota, Ambhota, Ambata, Amata, Ambanasia, Kathal, Ambabasia (Ori.); Shweta Kanchan (San.)
Key identification features : A small tree with leaf-lobes joined in the middle. Bark is grey and rugged with longitudinal fissures, running in crooked lines. Flowers are small (1 cm), inconspicuous, with narrow petals.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : April-January
Native : India, Sri Lanka
Comments : Common in dry deciduous forests of Eastern Ghats to 1000 m.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, China, Malay Archipelago
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; 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; 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 racemosa. Downloaded on 29 June 2024.