About Crimson Mountain Ebony
Bauhinia phoenicea is a liana endemic to the Western Ghats of India.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia phoenicea
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വള്ളിമന്ദാരം
Botanical family
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Crimson Mountain Ebony belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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