Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Bauhinia phoenicea B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn.
baw-HIN-ee-uh -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians and botanists ... Dave's Botanary
feen-ih-KEE-uh -- referring to the genus Phoenix, or the color purple ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: crimson mountain ebony, scarlet bauhinia • Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ಯಾತಬಳ್ಳಿ kempu yathaballi • Malayalam: വള്ളിമന്ദാരം vallimandaram • Tamil: தூக்கரக்களி thukarakkali
Endemic to: s Western Ghats (of India)
References: Flowers of India • Herbarium JCB
Tags: Fabaceae pea family legume family bean family Caesalpiniaceae endemic evergreen liana scandent shrub Bauhinia phoenicea Bauhinia benthamii Phanera phoenicea crimson mountain ebony kempu yathaballi scarlet bauhinia thukarakkali vallimandaram
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Bauhinia phoenicea B. Heyne ex Wight & Arn.
baw-HIN-ee-uh -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians and botanists ... Dave's Botanary
feen-ih-KEE-uh -- referring to the genus Phoenix, or the color purple ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: crimson mountain ebony, scarlet bauhinia • Kannada: ಕೆಂಪು ಯಾತಬಳ್ಳಿ kempu yathaballi • Malayalam: വള്ളിമന്ദാരം vallimandaram • Tamil: தூக்கரக்களி thukarakkali
Endemic to: s Western Ghats (of India)
References: Flowers of India • Herbarium JCB
Tags: Fabaceae pea family legume family bean family Caesalpiniaceae endemic evergreen liana scandent shrub Bauhinia phoenicea Bauhinia benthamii Phanera phoenicea crimson mountain ebony kempu yathaballi scarlet bauhinia thukarakkali vallimandaram