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Non-scientific name:

orchid tree

2 Accepted name(s) for "orchid tree":

Accepted name
Bauhinia purpurea L.
Bauhinia variegata L.

7 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Bauhinia purpurea Linn. Bauhinia purpurea L. Bauhinia purpurea L. bark, flower, buds, stem, seed
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Bauhinia purpurea Bauhinia purpurea L. Bauhinia purpurea L. Bark, Leaves, Roots
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) Bauhinia purpurea L. Bauhinia purpurea L. Bauhinia purpurea L.
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L.
Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Bauhinia variegata Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L. Bark, Flower, Leaves, Root
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L.
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L. Bark
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Bauhinia variegata Linnaeus Bauhinia variegata L. Bauhinia variegata L.

245 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "orchid tree":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
aajising Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
aanbu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
akatuti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aranpucaimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arishina thaega Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arisinantige Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arjuna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
arsantega Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ashmantaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asphota Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ayata Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ayisha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
barial Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilikanchavala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilikanchivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilikancivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bilikanjivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
boda Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bodanta Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bodantham Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
buddhist bauhinia Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
butterfly tree Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
byahagan Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
calacacankati Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
camarika Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
camel's foot tree Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
camel’s foot tree Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
cekappumantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cemmantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cempuvatti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cevappumantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cevvarattinam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chamari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chamarika Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
champavidala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chibung Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
chommandara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chovanna-mandaru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chovannamandaree Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chovannamandaru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuvanna-mandaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuvannamandaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuvannamandari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chuvannamundiri Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
civappumantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cuvannamandaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daevakaanchanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
daevakanchanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
deva kanchanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakancanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakanchanam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakanchanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakanjanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dhak Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gandari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
geramium tree Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
girija Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
goriyal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gurial Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gverala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gwiar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
irattakancanam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
irkubalitu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
irkumbalithu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
irkumbalitu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
jhinjero Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaanchanaara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaanchanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacanara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kachanar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kachnar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kacini Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaliaar Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kammukari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kammukarimaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanakaprabha Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanaraj Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanakam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanarah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanaraka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchana Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchanala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchanar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchanara Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchanarah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchanaraka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchivalado Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchiyalapada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchvaala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kandan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaniar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanjanamu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanjivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantaputpam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karalabhogi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karalbogi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karbudara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karial Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katral Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kavidara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kchoral Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempu kanchivaala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempu mandara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempukancivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempukancivalada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempukanjivala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempumandar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kempumandara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khairwaal Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
khairwal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
khwairaal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khwairai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koboleela Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kogilepukka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
koilaara Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
koilar Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
koiral Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
koirali Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
koiralo Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
koliar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
konabu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kondaalka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kondalka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
konnu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
konnumandaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kovidaara Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kovidar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kovidara Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kovidarah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kovidaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kovindaara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuddala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuddalah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuddara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuli Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kundali Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kunhabu Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kuni Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kunkumaccemmantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kunkumamantari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kuntalam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kural Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kurugan Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
kvirala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kwairare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kwarau Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
madapaku Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mahapushpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malaiyatti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
malayakatti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandaara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
mandaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandharai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maramantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mountain ebony Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
mountain-ebony Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mundari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
murva Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nattumantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
padrian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pakari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palo de orqujdeas Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
palukamaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
papri Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pattumantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pedama Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peddaare Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
periyavatti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perumantarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pie de cabra Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
pink bauhinia Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
plah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poor man's orchid Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
potattam Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulikogelapukka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pulikogile Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purple bauhinia Other SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
puvanma Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
puwangma Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
quairal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rakta kaanchanaara Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rakta kanchan Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
rakta kanchanara Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
rakta-kanchan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktakanchan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktakanchana Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
raktapushpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rakthakanchan Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rakung Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
rathu koboleela Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
rimsi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
segappumanchori Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
segappumandarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
segappumandrai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
segapu manchori Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
segapu-munthari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
semmandarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seyadla Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shemmandarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shid Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shonapushpaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sigappu-mandarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sivappu mandaarai Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
suvannamandaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
suvarnara Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
svalpakesari Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamiram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tampiraputpi Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tamrapushpa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thaur Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uddalaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulipa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulipe Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulippa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ulpe Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
unna Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
unnu Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utappo Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utipa Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
variegated bauhinia Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
vataraci Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vellaippuvatti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vennatti Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yamalachhada Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yamalapatrakah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yugapatraka Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yugmapatra Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yugmapatrah Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
zingeru Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
කොබෝළීල Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
රතු කොබෝළීල Other Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)