Chamoli / Pore Leaved Bauhinia
Bauhinia foveolata
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
How to identify Chamoli
Identify Chamoli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chamoli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia foveolata
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chamoli itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chamoli itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- चामोळी chamoli, मोठी चांबुळी moti chambuli
About Chamoli
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Pore Leaved Bauhinia (Bauhinia foveolata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Chamoli belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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