Plant Details

Accepted name:: Bauhinia tomentosa L. [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aane paada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
abafe-pupa	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
adavimandaaramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
adavimandaramu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aptu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asmantaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aswamantaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
aticaracanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
atti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bell bauhinia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
bhutcha mul	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bosbeesklon	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
caat attie poo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
campuccayanamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canschena-pou	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
canschenapou	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chanscheha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ciriyattimaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ciruvatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
citapattira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cupattiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cuttacamikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cuttacamikamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakaanchanamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakancanamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakancina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakanjanamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
devakanti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
engomomur	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
hairy bauhinia	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
halduem-kanchan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
halduvo-apto	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ilakkappattiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
intucapari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
iruvaji	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kaadathi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaadu mandaara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaadu mandara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaccattiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kachini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kachnaar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kachnar	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadarti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kadatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kaha pethan	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
kalakikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kalakikamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kallarti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kallatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanapu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancanarah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancellapa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchana	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchanappu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchena	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanchini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kancini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanjanam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanjani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kanjelapa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kanjini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karanaapu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karanasupu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karanosupu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karunakatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
karunakattimram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kasina	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katarti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattathi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattathipoo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattumandarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattumantarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kincikam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kokkumandarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kovidarah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kovita	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kovitamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kucavicam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kupu-kupu kuning	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kuzhakkala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lechoro	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
malaimantarai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandaara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandare	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mandary	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
maniyatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manthari	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mountain ebony	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
mulacalacayam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mulema, muandia, mucundia	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
murema	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
musaponi	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
mwangu	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
napoleon's hat	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
paalepi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palepi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perumuntini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
perumuntinimaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
phalgu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pita kanchana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pita kanchanara	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
pita kovidaara	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
pitakancanara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pitakanchana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pitapuspah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pivala kunchan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pivalakonchan	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sampage	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
segapu-manchori	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
siruvatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
st thomas tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
st. thomas tree	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
st.thomas tree	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
suvarnarah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tapak kuda kuning	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
tava	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tintukam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tintukanka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tintukim	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiraviyaputtiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tiruvaatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
tiruvatti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
toyancupattiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ushmadugha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
usmadugha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
utikamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vana sampage gida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vana sampige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanacampanki	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanasampage	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanasampagegida	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vanasampige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yellow bauhinia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yellow orchid tree	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
yellow tree bauhinia	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
yukapattirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yukapattiram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yukavattirakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
yukavattirakamaram	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
කහ පෙතන්	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Barks, Flowers, Fruits, Leaves		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
fruit, bark, root bark, seed, root, flower	oil	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 14 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Bauhinia tomentosa var. glabrata Hook.f. Bot. Mag. 92: t. 5560 (1866).
Bauhinia volkensii Taub. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 200 (1895).
Bauhinia wituensis Harms Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 275 (1899).
Pauletia tomentosa (L.) A.Schmitz Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 393 (1973).
Alvesia bauhinioides Welw. Apont.: 587 (1859).
Alvesia tomentosa (L.) Britton & Rose in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 23: 208 (1930).
Bauhinia binata Náves ex Fern.-Vill. in F.M.Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 3. 2: 72 (1878), nom. illeg.
Bauhinia inermis Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 85 (1775).
Bauhinia mucora Bolle in W.C.H.Peters, Naturw. Reise Mossambique 6(Bot., 1): 22 (1861).
Bauhinia pubescens DC. Mém. Légum.: 483 (1827).
Bauhinia speciosa Roxb. ex Wall. Numer. List: n.° 5791 (1831), nom. nud.
Bauhinia tomentosa var. candida Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 253 (1845).
Cansenia tomentosa (L.) Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 122 (1838).
Phyllolobium zanzibarense Bojer ex G.Don in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit.: 285 (1830), nom. nud.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Bahuinia tomentosa L.	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Bauhinia tomentosa	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Bauhinia tomentosa L.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Bauhinia tomentosa L. glabrata Hook.f.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Bauhinia tomentosa Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Bauhinia volkensii Taub.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Bauhinia wituensis Harms	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Pauletia tomentosa (L.)A.Schmitz	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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