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Dwarf White Bauhinia ( सफ़ेद कचनार )
Bauhinia acuminata
28.9224, 79.9701
Field Notes
Description:
It grows two to three meters tall. Like the other Bauhinia species, the leaves are bilobed, shaped like an ox hoof; they are 6 to 15 centimeters long and broad, with the apical cleft up to 5 cm deep; the petiole is 1.5 to 4 centimeters long. The flowers are fragrant, 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter, with five white petals, ten yellow-tipped stamens and a green stigma. The fruit is a pod 7.5 to 15 centimeters long and 1.5 to 1.8 centimeters broad. The species occurs in deciduous forests and scrub.
Habitat:
Bauhinia acuminata is a species of flowering shrub native to tropical southeastern Asia. The exact native range is obscure due to extensive cultivation, but probably from Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Borneo, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands) and the Philippines. I found it in a park at Khatima, Uttarakhand, India.
Notes:
1. It is widely cultivated throughout the tropics as an ornamental plant.
2. It has become naturalised on the Cape York Peninsula, Australia.
3. Common names include: White Kachnaar ( सफ़ेद कचनार ) in Hindi, White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree.
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