Bauhinia semla Wunderlin

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
    (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Bauhinia semla
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bauhinia semla Wunderlin
  • Vernacular name : Kanla, Kandla, Semla (Hin.); Nirpa (Tel.); Amthi, Choari (Ori.)
  • Collection Nos : RRLB 8798
  • Collector(s) Name : N.K. Dhal & N.C. Pal
  • Collection Date : 16/01/96
  • Collection Locality : Chakratirtha, Keonjhar, Odisha
  • Key identification features : A moderate size deciduous tree. Bark brown, Flowers small, in large terminal panicles. Petals yellow, with purple streaks. Pods flattened, gradually widening to an obtuse tip.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : September-February
  • Comments : In mixed forests of Eastern Ghats, especially in the hills.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Koraput district, Kalahandi district, Angul district, Dhenkanal district, Sambalpur district, Puri district, Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district), KJR (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
  • 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 semla. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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