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 purpurea L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Bauhinia castrata, Bauhinia rosea | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Rktanchan, Khairwal,Kanchan | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Purple Bauhinia, Orchid Tree, Camel's Foot Tree | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chingthrao Angangba | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 500 -2000 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit brown, strap-shaped not septate, elongated dehiscent, pods, Ca. 15- 30 cm long, up to1.5-2.5 cm wide, containing 10-15- shiny-brown, glabrous, dehiscent, round, flat seeds; twist as opens |
| Habitat | Occours in evergreen lowland rain forest mountain forest and savanna, scrub and dry deciduous forest or swamp forest on various soils | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Province Of China, Thailand | Bark Details | The barkiIs pale grey brown, fairly smooth or slightly fissured and scaly |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Bi-lobed | ||
| Description of Species | Bauhinia purpurea is a small to medium-sized deciduous fast-growing shrub or tree with a round, symmetrical, moderate dense crown to 10 m tall, young branches becoming glabrous or nearly so (glabrescent) | Leaf Details | Leaves Simple, Alternate, Base Round To Shallow-cordate, Up To12 Cm X 12 Cm, Deeply 2-lobed At Apex Up To 1/3-1/2, Ca. 7-12 Cm Long |
