Plant's Details
- Scientific Name
- Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
- Category
- Angiosperms
- Created on Date
- 2024-08-28 14:44:45
- Common Name
- Apata, Sone, Bidi pan आपटा, सोने
- Synonym(s)
- --
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Status
- Live
- Description
A medium sized tree, 15-25 ft tall. The leaves are typically bilobed, small, 2-5 x 3-6 cm. The leaves are used for making Bidi. Flowers are white, ca. 1 cm across. Pods are blackish, curved at end.
Leaves are exchanged in Maharashtra in “Dushera/ Vijayadashami”.