Scientific name Bauhinia vahlii Rank Species | Higher classification Bauhinia | |
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Similar Bauhinia, Legumes, Bauhinia racemosa, Bauhinia tomentosa, Caesalpinioideae | ||
Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper of the Caesalpiniaceae family native to the Indian subcontinent.
Contents
The roasted seeds of this woody climber are edible.
Phanera species have 2–3 fertile stamens.
Distribution
Phanera vahlii is found from Sikkim and Nepal across India and Punjab, Pakistan.
Local names
In Hindi, it is called मालू malu, but also mahul, jallaur and jallur. In Nepali it is called भोर्ला bhorla.
References
Phanera vahlii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA