Bauhinia purpurea

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.

Uses

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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.

Common names

Language	Common name
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Properties

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

Habit

Evergreen tree

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

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How to plant/cultivate

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.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Mixed deciduous forests, On hill slopes.

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