Bauhinia racemosa
| Bauhinia racemosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bauhinia |
| Species: | B. racemosa |
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| Bauhinia racemosa Lam. |
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Bauhinia racemosa commonly known as the Bidi Leaf Tree (Hindi: कठमूली / झिंझेरी, Marathi: अपटा / सोना / श्वेत-कांचन, Tamil: ஆத்தி atti / தாதகி tataki, Malayalam: അരംപാലി arampaali / കുടബുളി kutabuli / മലയത്തി malayaththi, Telugu: తెల్ల ఆరెచెట్టు tella arecettu, Kannada: ಅಪ್ತಾ / ಅರಳುಕದುಮನ್ದರ, Bengali: banraji, banraj, Konkani: आप्टो apto, Urdu: Gul-e-anehnal and Sanskrit: यमलपत्रक / युग्मपत्र) also known as is a rare medicinal species of flowering shrub with religious significance.
It is native to tropical south eastern Asia. It is a small crooked tree with drooping branches, growing 3–5 metres (10–16 ft) tall and flowers in February to May.
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Religious Significance [edit]
In Maharashtrian families it is customary to exchange leaves of the Aapta tree on the Hindu festive day of Dussehra. An act known as exchanging Gold - pointing to the special significance of the plant on that particular day. This is also why the tree is often referred to as Sonpatta (literal translation Leaves of Gold).[1]
Other uses [edit]
The leaves are used in the production of Beedi a thin Indian cigarette.[2]
References [edit]
- ^ Phalak, Paresh Prashant. "The Real Gold". Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "Bidi Leaf Tree". Flowers of India.
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External links [edit]
Media related to Bauhinia racemosa at Wikimedia Commons
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