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[Dinesh Valke]

Fabaceae (legume, pea, or bean family) » Bauhinia variegata
Synonym: Phanera variegata

baw-HIN-ee-uh -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians and botanists
var-ee-GAY-tuh -- variegated


commonly known as: mountain ebony, orchid tree, variegated bauhinia • Bengali: কাঞ্চন kanchana, রক্ত কাঞ্চন raktakanchana • Hindi: कचनार kachnar, कंचन kanchan • Kannada: ಕಮ್ಚುವಾಳ kamchuvaala, ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಮಮ್ದಾರ kempu mandara • Malayalam: kovidaram • Manipuri: chingthrao • Marathi: कंचन or कांचन kanchana, कोविदार kovidara • Oriya: borodu • Sanskrit: कनक kanaka, कांचन kanchana, कंचनार kanchanara, कोविदार kovidarah • Tamil: மந்தாரை mantharai • Telugu: దేవకాంచనము daeva-kanchanamu, మందారీ mandari


Native to: India, China


Edible use (WILD):

... tender leaves, flowers and fruits (as VEGETABLE) cooked / pickled ... Plants For A Future

Symbolic status:

... State Flower of Bihar, India