Bauhinia acuminata

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

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Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves, Roots.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Kanchan
Hindi	Safed Kachnar
Malayalam	Mandaaram
Tamil	Vellai mandaarai
Telugu	NA
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Sivamalli
English	Dwarf white orchid tree

Properties

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

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Prefers a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry dipterocarp forest in monsoon regions, Well-drained and sunny places, Dry dipterocarp forests.

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