Phanera vahlii

Phanera vahlii
Flower in Ananthagiri Hills, in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Phanera
Species: P. vahlii
Binomial name
Phanera vahlii[1]
(Wight & Arn., 1834) Benth.
Synonyms
  • Bauhinia racemosa Vahl
  • Bauhinia vahlii Wright & Arn.
Pods of Phanera vahlii in Mathurapati Fulbari VDC Nepal

Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper of the Caesalpiniaceae family native to the Indian subcontinent.

The roasted seeds of this woody climber are edible.[2]

Phanera species have 2–3 fertile stamens.[3]

Distribution

Phanera vahlii is found from Sikkim and Nepal across India and Punjab, Pakistan.

Local names

In Hindi, it is called मालू malu, but also mahul, jallaur and jallur. In Nepali it is called भोर्ला bhorla.

References

  1. Sinou, C., Forest, F., Lewis, G. P., Bruneau, A.. (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnLtrnF region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
  2. Khan, M., & Hussain, S. (2014). Diversity of Wild Edible Plants and Flowering Phenology of District Poonch (J&K) in the Northwest Himalyay. Indian Journal Sci. Res 9(1): 32–38.
  3. Wunderlin, R. P. (2010). "Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 48: 1–5.
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