Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Bauhinia | Species:
Bauhinia tomentosa Linn.
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Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Alvesia bauhinioides Welw., Alvesia tomentosa (Linn.) Britton & Rose, Bauhinia pubescens DC., Bauhinia volkensii Taub., Bauhinia wituensis Harms | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Yellow Orchid Tree,St. Thomas Tree, Yellow Bell Orchid Tree, Yellow Bauhinia, | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Variegated bauhinia,St. Thomas tree, Bell bauhinia, Orchid tree, Hairy Bauhinia, Mountain ebony, Yellow tree bauhinia | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Kural, Gurial, Padrian, Gwiar, Kachnar, Koliar | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Fruit Type | Pod | |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit a woody pod, slender, pale brown, velvety, pointed, dehiscent, splitting on the tree to release 6-12 seeds. |
| Habitat | Plains to Low Altitude, often Cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Bark Details | Bark grey and smooth or slightly hairy on young branches, becoming brown and smooth on the older stems. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 46, Sector 47 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Small tree reaching up to 4 m in height, the branches often drooping. Bark grey and smooth becoming brown and smooth on the older stems. Leaves deeply divided for almost half their length, with a small apical appendage between the lobes; each lobe is oval to almost elliptic, most often small. Flowers bell-shaped, pendulous, solitary, with large, lemon-yellow petals, 1-3 of which have a dark maroon patch at the base. Fruit a woody pod, slender, pale brown, velvety, pointed, dehiscent, splitting on the tree to release 6-12 seeds. | Leaf Details | Leaves deeply divided for almost half their length, with a small apical appendage between the lobes; each lobe is oval to almost elliptic, most often small. |
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