Kanchan Vel
Bauhinia vahlii
Summary
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiospermae
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species: Bauhinia vahlii
Scientific Name: Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn., Phanera vahlii (Wight & Arn.)Benth.
Common names
English: Yellow bauhinia, Yellow bell orchid tree
Hindi: Jallaur, मालू Malu
Marathi: Kanchan Vel, चम्बुली Chambuli
Sanskrit Asmantaka, Malanjhana
Description
Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper of the family Fabaceae native to the Indian subcontinent.
The roasted seeds of this woody climber are edible
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