Fabaceae FAMILY

Bauhinia racemosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bauhinia racemosa is a small tree with a short, unbranched somewhat crooked bole and a spreading crown[ 287 Title Flora of Pakistan Publication Author Website http://www.efloras.org Publisher Year ISBN Description As of 2006, there is not much information on habitats available, but it is being developed and promises to be an excellent resource. , 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ]. It can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The tree is more or less deciduous, but the new leaves are sometimes produced before the old leaves fall[ 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of fibre.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam.

HabitatDry river valleys in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. Dry, deciduous forests, frequent in grassy blanks and open spaces, and common also on dry hills; also in grassland, at elevations up to 1,500 metres in India[ 652 Title The Silviculture of Indian Trees Publication Author Troup. R.S. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Oxford, at the Clarendon Press Year 1921 ISBN Description An excellent treatment. ].