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Family: Caesalpiniaceae	Genus: Bauhinia	Species: Bauhinia variegata L.( कचनार )

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Bauhinia Variegata Var. Chinensis DC., Bauhinia Decora Uribe, Bauhinia Chinensis (DC.) Vogel, Phanera Variegata (L.) Benth	Flower Color	Red - Pink
Common Name	Pot Cassia, Stinking Cassia, Chinese senna	Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Napoleon's Hat,paper Mulberry,poor Man's Orchid,bauhinia	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Kachnar	Fruiting Period	Oct-Dec
Altitude	Up To 1800 M.	Fruit Type	Pod
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit a pod ,dehiscent, strap-shaped, obliquely striate; long, hard, flat with 10-15 seeds in each; seeds brown, flat
Habitat	This Species Is Found In Deciduous Forests.	Bark Type	Smooth
Distribution	Tropical Region Of The World.	Bark Details	Bark light brownish grey, smooth to slightly fissured and scaly
Distribution in Haryana	Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Ovate
Description of Species	TTrees, up to 20 m high, bark dark brown. Leaves cleft up to 2.5 cm, subcoriaceous,cordate at base with 11 – 15 nerves. Flowers white or purplish, variegated, appearing on leafless branches, in few flowered racemes. Calyx cylindrical or turbinate, with 5 teeth. Petals obovate, usually 4 – white and 1 – red, with red purple veins. Fertile stamens 3 – 5. Fruit a pod , dehiscent, strap-shaped, obliquely striate; long, hard, flat with 10-15 seeds in each; seeds brown, flat.	Leaf Details	Leaves cleft up to 2.5 cm, subcoriaceous,cordate at base with 11 – 15 nerves.

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