Mazhar Botanic Garden

Bauhinia purpurea L.

Purple Orchid Tree

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species: purpurea
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000478
English name: Purple Orchid Tree
Arabic name: بوهينيا بوربوريا
Native: Indian subcontinent and Myanmar
Country: India Myanmar
(PGR): Common

semi deciduous to 5- 10 m tall leaves rounded, bilobed at the base and apex flower pink or purple, fragrant fruit 30 cm long, containing 12 to 16 seeds

Ph: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid and saline soils

Soil: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil

Ornamental plant. Edible Plant Parts (Edible Fruits, Edible Leaves, Edible Flowers). The flowers are said to be laxative. The bark is used in the treatment of skin disease.

Bauhinia rosea Kurz,  Phanera purpurea Rich Ex Teijsm & Binn

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Texture: Sandy loam
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Autumn
Zone: 9 : 12

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