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Taxon:  Bauhinia purpurea L.



Summary
Genus:
Bauhinia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Cercidoideae
Tribe:
Cercideae
Subtribe:
Bauhiniinae
Nomen number:
6590
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:375. 1753
Verified:
11/24/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Bauhinia purpurea L. var. purpurea

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Bauhinia castrata Blanco
Bauhinia coromandeliana DC.
Bauhinia purpurea L. var. corneri de Wit
Bauhinia purpurea L. var. violacea de Wit
Bauhinia triandra Roxb.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  4. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. 1963-1968. Flora of Java.
  5. Boonphong, S. et al. 2007. Bioactive compounds from Bauhinia purpurea possessing antimalarial, antimycobacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic activities. J. Nat. Prod. (Lloydia) 70:795-801.
  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  7. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  8. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  9. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  10. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  11. Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2):27.
  12. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. Note: cult.
  13. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  14. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  15. Rajaram, N. & K. Janardhanan. 1993. Ex situ conservation of genetic resources of tribal pulses and their wild relatives. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 91/92:29-32.
  16. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  17. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
  18. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1970-. Flora of Thailand.
  19. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  20. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  21. Walker, E. 1976. Flora of Okinawa and the southern Ryukyu Islands.
  22. Wit, H. C. D. de. 1956. A revision of the Malayan Bauhinieae. Reinwardtia 3:406. URL: http://www.biologi.lipi.go.id/bio_english/mTemplate.php?h=25
  23. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  24. Wunderlin, R. P. et al. 1987. Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae). Biol. Skr. 28:15.
Common names
English
butterfly-orchid-tree –
butterfly-tree –
camel's-foot –
orchidtree –
purple bauhinia –
Afrikaans
skoenlapperorgideëboom –
India
khairwal –
Spanish
pie de cabra –
Swedish
purpurbauhinia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan e.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
2Cultivated    cult. throughout tropics
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan (e.)
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand
Cultivated (cult. throughout tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Materialspotential for lipidsbased on records of "crude lipids" compared to other cultivated legumes in IndiaRajaram, N. & K. Janardhanan. 1993. Ex situ conservation of genetic resources of tribal pulses and their wild relatives. Pl. Genet. Resources Newslett. 91/92:29-32.
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12


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