Bauhinia tomentosa
| Yellow bauhinia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bauhinia |
| Species: | B. tomentosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Bauhinia tomentosa L. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bauhinia tomentosa, the yellow bauhinia[2] or yellow bell orchid tree, is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, India and Sri Lanka.[3] The plant is known to have antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria.[4][5]
Description
Yellow bauhinia is a small tree with a maximum height of 4m.[6] It has drooping slender branches with a scrambling stem usually is multi-stemmed. Greyish bark is smooth and sometimes hairy, which gives its specific name tomentosa. Greenish leaves are deeply divided and elliptic in nature; margin entire. Flowers bell-shaped with large, yellow petals with a dark maroon patch at the base. Fruit pale-brown is a pod.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/ild-833
- ↑ http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2066/
- ↑ http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/bauhintoment.htm
- ↑ Dugasani, S; Balijepalli, MK; Tandra, S; Pichika, MR (2010). "Antimicrobial activity of Bauhinia tomentosa and Bauhinia vahlii roots". Pharmacogn Mag. 6: 204–7. doi:10.4103/0973-1296.66937. PMC 2950383
. PMID 20931080. - ↑ Kannan, N; Renitta, RE; Guruvayoorappan, C (2010). "Bauhinia tomentosa stimulates the immune system and scavenges free radical generation in vitro". J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol. 21: 157–68. doi:10.1515/jbcpp.2010.21.2.157. PMID 20853598.
- ↑ http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=3452
- ↑ http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Bauhinia_tomentosa.PDF
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