Bauhinia phoenicea B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn.

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Bauhinia phoenicea B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn.

 

baw-HIN-ee-uh -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians and botanists ... Dave's Botanary

feen-ih-KEE-uh -- referring to the genus Phoenix, or the color purple ... Dave's Botanary

 

commonly known as: crimson mountain ebony, scarlet bauhinia • Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ಯಾತಬಳ್ಳಿ kempu yathaballi • Malayalam: വള്ളിമന്ദാരം vallimandaram • Tamil: தூக்கரக்களி thukarakkali

 

Endemic to: s Western Ghats (of India)

 

 

References: Flowers of India • Herbarium JCB

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