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Family: Caesalpiniaceae	Genus: Bauhinia	Species: Bauhinia racemosa Lam.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Piliostigma racemosum (Lam- Arck) Benth., Piliostigma parviflora (Lam.) Benth.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Kachnar	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Burmese Silk Orchid	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Kachnar	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	Up To 1600 M	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Pods turgid, rigid, falcate, indhiscent; 10 – 20 seeded, seeds compressed, dark red – brown.
Habitat	Common in dry exposed miscellaneous forests, especially at the banks of rivers	Bark Type	Rugged
Distribution	Submontane Himalaya And Almost Throughout India, Often Cultivated; Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China And Indomalaysia	Bark Details	Bark Blackish, Rough; Branches Spreading Or Pendulous, Zigzag, Slender, Glabrous
Distribution in chandigarh	Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest, Sector 30	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Bi-lobed
Description of Species	Deciduous trees, up to 10 m high. Bark dark brown. Leaves cordate or truncate at base, ovate to orbicular, coriaceous, glabrous or grey pubescent beneath. petioles long. Flowers white, on lax terminal, leaf opposed, raceme. Calyx spathaceous; limb reflexed. Petals as long as calyx, white or pale – yellow. Fertile stamens 10. Pods turgid, rigid, falcate, indhiscent; 10 – 20 seeded, seeds compressed, dark red – brown.	Leaf Details	Leaves cordate or truncate at base, ovate to orbicular, coriaceous, glabrous or grey pubescent beneath. petioles long

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