Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Caesalpiniaceae | Genus: Bauhinia | Species: Bauhinia acuminata Linn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Bauhinia parvula, Bauhinia hirsuta | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Dwarf White Bauhinia, White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | White Orchid, Snowy Orchid-tree | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chingthrao Angouba | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | 7.5 to 15 cm long and 1.5 to 1.8 cm broad |
| Habitat | Widely cultivated throughout the tropics as an ornamental plant and may be found as an escape from cultivation in some areas | Bark Type | Rugged |
| Distribution | The Monsoon area of India and South east Asia to China | Bark Details | Bark grayish-brown and lenticellate |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Bi-lobed | ||
| Description of Species | 2-3 m tall. like the other Bauhinia species, the leaves are bilobed, shaped like an ox hoof; they are 6 to 15 cm long and broad, with the apical cleft up to 5 cm deep; the petiole is 1.5 to 4 cm long | Leaf Details | 6 to 15 cm long and broad with the apical cleft up to 5 cm deep |
