White orchid-tree
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Scientific name
Bauhinia variegata
Common name
snowy orchid tree
Malayalam name
മന്ദാരം
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Cultivated as ornamental flowers
- Leaves : shaped like an ox-hoof
- Flowers : fragrant flowers with five white petals and ten yellow tipped stamens
- Fruit : pod
How to use
- Anti-inflammatory: Used to alleviate inflammation in the body.
- Wound Healing: Its extracts are applied externally to promote wound healing.
Parts used
Root, Bark
Uses
Anti inflammatory, Digestive disorders
Propagation & Cultivation
The ornamental plant is propagated with seeds, stump planting and branch cuttings.Seeds are sown in March-April.The seedlings are then transplanted
in July-August.Their germination require onset of monsoon
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