Mazhar Botanic Garden

Bauhinia roxburghiana Voigt.

Roxburgh’s Bauhinia

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000113
Common name: Roxburgh’s Bauhinia
Arabic name: بوهينيا روكسبرجياي
Native: India , W. Pakistan, Nepal
Country: India Nepal Pakistan
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Semi deciduous tree to 3-8 m high, leaves 7-15 cm long, slightly broader than long, the tip being entire or notched flowers small in loose racemes, greenish white, mottled with purple

Ornamental plant . clear, light-coloured gum is obtained from the plant. It resembles gum Arabic. 

Phanera retusa (Roxb) Benth

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Texture: Enriched soil
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds, cuttings of half-ripe wood
Flowering time: Summer and early autumn
Zone: 9b : 11
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Semi deciduous
pH: Mild acid

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