Bauhinia acuminata

🌿 Common Name: Dwarf White Bauhinia, White Orchid-tree or Snowy Orchid-tree, Dwarf White orchid tree, Dwarf white bauhinia, सफ़ेद कचनार Safed Kachnar

IUCN Status

Not Applicable : Not Applicable
Ravi Kant Saini
Author: Ravi Kant Saini

Hi, This is Ravi Kant Saini a passionate Botanist and a Researcher scholar from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. I used to actively explores the rich flora of Rajasthan, contributing to research and knowledge in the field. #Pseudo_taxonomist #PlantsofRajasthan #TeameFloraofRajasthan #RajasthanFlora 🌾 🍂 🌿 🪹 🪴 🍃 🪺

  • Jaipur
  • Cultivated
  • Shrub up to 4 m tall; leaves simple, ovate or subrotund, up to 20 cm long, lobed up to 1/3, lobes acute to acuminate; flowers white, 8-10 cm across, in short lateral racemes; bract 4-8 mm long; pedicel up to 2 cm long with 2 about 3 mm long bracteoles slightly below the middle; calyx spathaceous, 25-30 mm long; petals lanceolate to ovate, 4-6 cm long; stamens 10, fertile; pod 8-14 cm long.

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Plant Phenological Events

Month Phenological Events
July 🌼 Flowering

Systematic position

DivisionAngiosperm
ClassDicotyledons
Sub-ClassPolypetalae
SeriesCalyciflorae
OrdRosales
FamilyFabaceae
SpeciesBauhinia acuminata
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