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Bauhinia tomentosa L.
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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Bauhinia tomentosa |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Yellow Orchid Tree
St. Thomas Tree
Yellow Bauhinia
Bell Bauhinia
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| Sinhala name: |
Kaha pethan (කහ පෙතන්)
Pethan (පෙතන්)
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| Tamil name: |
Tiruvathi
Tiruvatti
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| Sanskrit name: |
Pita Kovidaara
Pita Kanchanara
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Shrub or small tree, to about 8 m tall. Leaves conduplicate, (1 - ) 2 - 10 X 1.5 - 7 (- 11) cm, bilobed from apex to about 1/3 of way down, the lobes rounded at the apex, the base somewhat cordate, glabrous on both surfaces, or moderately appressed-pubescent beneath, moderately reticulate beneath. Inflorescence racemose, terminal on new growth, later leaf opposed, pseudo-axillary, flower yellowish. Fruit indehiscent, glabrous, many seeded. Seeds oblong, compressed, black.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Liver diseases
Tumours
Cancers
Naso-pharyngeal diseases
Kidney diseases
Skin Diseases
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Venomous stings, bites
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Barks
Fruits
Leaves
Flowers
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Generally healing
Laxatives
Diuretics
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