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'''Dwarf white bauhinia''' is a shrub. It grows up to 3 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often cultivated as an ornamental and hedge plant in the tropics.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Thoat infections}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leavesStem Bark}}, {{Parts Used|RootLeaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
Phytochemical screening of leaves yielded starch, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, reducing sugars, amino acids, and lignins.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=Sivamalli|en=Dwarf white orchid tree|gu=|hi=Safed Kachnar|kn=Kanchan|ks=, Bilimandara|ml=Mandaaram|mr=|pa=|ta=Vellai mandaarai|te=Kanchana}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Prefers a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Season to grow== ==Required Ecosystem/Climate==Grows best in a sunny position[ 200 , 652 ]. Prefers a fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained, sandy, loamy or gravelly soil.<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate"/> ==Kind of soil needed==Requires rich well drained soil.<ref name="Kind of soil needed"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"http://www.stuartxchange.org/Bambang.html Chemical constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">["morphology"Morphology]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bauhinia+acuminata Cultivation]</ref> <ref name="Kind of soil needed"Cultivation>[https://www.indiaplants.com/plant-details.php?x=URDhiAYeJlM= Kind of soil needed]</ref> <ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Bauhinia+purpurea Required Ecosystem/Climate]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.803, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dwarf%20White%20Orchid%20Tree.html Bauhinia acuminata on flowersofindia.net]* [ ]* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264727 Bauhinia acuminata on indiabiodiversity.org]
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