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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Bauhinia purpurea |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Orchid Tree
Purple Bauhinia
Butterfly Tree
Purple Orchid Tree
Hong Kong Bauhinia
Butterfly Bauhinia
Orchid Bauhinia
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| Sinhala name: |
Rathu koboleela (රතු කොබෝළීල )
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| Tamil name: |
Nilattiruvatti
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| Sanskrit name: |
Rakta kanchanara
Kovidara
Devakanchan
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| Conservation status: |
NE - Not Evaluated - Due to exotic origin
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| Description: |
A small tree. Leaves alternate, simple, 3.1-3.7 cm long, broader than long, bilobed at apex; petioles 1.2-1.8 cm long. Flowers few in racemes, irregular, purplish-white, 11 cm diameter. Fruit a legume, 20-25 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, 12-20 seeded.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Only under cultivation
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Catarrh
Infections in children
Boils
Glandular and Swellings
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Roots
Leaves
Bark
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Anti-bacterial
Anti-diabetic
Analgesic
Anti - Inflammatory
Anti - diarrhoeal
Anti- Cancerous
Nephroprotective
Thryroid Hormone regulating activity
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