• Family : FABACEAE
  (PEA OR BEAN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Leguminosae
• Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
• Species : Bauhinia tomentosa
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Bauhinia tomentosa L.
• Common name : Burmese Silk Orchid Tree, Yellow Orchid Bauhinia, Themas Tree
• Vernacular name : Kanchnar (Hin.); Mani mandara (Kan.); Athi, Kanchini (San.); Kaanchini (Tam.); Mandaramu, Kanchini (Tel.); Phalgu (San.)
• Habit : Shrub
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Comments : Occasional along river banks in most parts of Eastern Ghats. Often planted. Flowers are fragrant.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri district, Villipuram district (Tamil Nadu State); East Godavari district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Baruni Forest (Khurda district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Africa, Asia
• 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; 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 tomentosa. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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