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'''Bauhinia purpurea''' is an erect, evergreen shrub. it can grow 7 - 10 metres tall. The tree has a wide range of local uses. It should also make an excellent pioneer species and is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.
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'''Bauhinia purpurea''' is an erect, evergreen shrub. It grows up to 7 - 10 metres tall. The tree has a wide range of local uses. It should also make an excellent pioneer species and is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
 
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===Food===
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Bauhinia purpurea can be used in food. Flowers are cooked as vegetable.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Flower buds}}, {{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Young seedpods}}.
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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Eleven new secondary metabolites (1−11), together with two known flavanones (12 and 13) and five known bibenzyls.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|sa=Devakanchan|en=Purple Orchid Tree, Butterfly tree|gu=|hi=Kaniar|kn=ಕಂಚುವಾಳ Kanchuvaala, ಕಂಚಿವಾಳ Kanchivaala|ks=|ml=|mr=Rakta kanchan|pa=|ta=Nilattiruvatti|te=}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Prabhava===
 
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===Nutritional components===
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Bauhinia purpurea contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium<ref name="Nutritional components"/>
  
 
==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
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==Cultivation Details==
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A plant of subtropical to tropical regions where it can usually be found at elevations from 500 - 2,000 metres, exceptionally to 3,000 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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A plant of subtropical to tropical regions where it can usually be found at elevations from 500 - 2,000 metres, exceptionally to 3,000 metres. Bauhinia purpurea is available through October to January<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Season to grow==
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Dry season.
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==Required Ecosystem/Climate==
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==Kind of soil needed==
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Clay; loam; sand; slightly alkaline;acidic; well-drained soil.<ref name="Kind of soil needed"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jccs.199700056 Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Orchid%20Tree.html#:~:text=The%20Purple%20Orchid%20Tree%20is,favourite%20of%20many%20plant%20lovers.&text=Bauhinia%20purpurea%20can%20reach%20up,have%20a%2025%20foot%20crown. Common names]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Bauhinia+purpurea Cultivation]</ref>
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<ref name="Kind of soil needed">[http://hort.ufl.edu/trees/BAUPURA.pdf Kind of soil needed]</ref>
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<ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Purple%20Orchid%20Tree.html Bauhinia purpurea on flowersofindia.net]
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* [https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Bauhinia+purpurea Bauhinia purpurea on pfaf.org]
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264729 Bauhinia purpurea on indiabiodiversity.org]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 14 October 2021

02218jfBauhinia purpurea flowers Bulacanfvf 03.jpg

Bauhinia purpurea is an erect, evergreen shrub. It grows up to 7 - 10 metres tall. The tree has a wide range of local uses. It should also make an excellent pioneer species and is commonly cultivated as an ornamental.

Uses

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Food

Bauhinia purpurea can be used in food. Flowers are cooked as vegetable.

Parts Used

Seeds, Flower buds, Flowers, Root.

Chemical Composition

Eleven new secondary metabolites (1−11), together with two known flavanones (12 and 13) and five known bibenzyls.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕಂಚುವಾಳ Kanchuvaala, ಕಂಚಿವಾಳ Kanchivaala
Hindi Kaniar
Malayalam
Tamil Nilattiruvatti
Telugu
Marathi Rakta kanchan
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Devakanchan
English Purple Orchid Tree, Butterfly tree

[2]

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Nutritional components

Bauhinia purpurea contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C and E; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Sodium[3]

Habit

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Cultivation Details

A plant of subtropical to tropical regions where it can usually be found at elevations from 500 - 2,000 metres, exceptionally to 3,000 metres. Bauhinia purpurea is available through October to January[5]

Season to grow

Dry season.

Required Ecosystem/Climate

Kind of soil needed

Clay; loam; sand; slightly alkaline;acidic; well-drained soil.[6]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mixed deciduous forests, On hill slopes.

Photo Gallery

  • (Phanera purpurea) Bauhinia Orchid flower in Andhra University.jpg
  • 02218jfBauhinia purpurea flowers Bulacanfvf 03.jpg
  • 02218jfBauhinia purpurea flowers Bulacanfvf 08.jpg
  • 02242jfBauhinia purpurea flowers Bulacanfvf 03.jpg
  • 02242jfBauhinia purpurea flowers Bulacanfvf 04.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ Common names
  3. ↑ Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
  4. ↑ [Morphology]
  5. ↑ Cultivation
  6. ↑ Kind of soil needed

External Links

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