About Maloo Creeper
Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper (liana) of the family Fabaceae native to the northern and central Indian subcontinent. It can grow as much as 15 metres (49 ft) a year toward an eventual 30 m (98 ft) long, with a stem up to 20 cm (7.9 in) thick. The leaves are two-lobed, up to 46 cm (18 in) long, and almost as wide. The stems and petioles are covered with reddish hair (trichomes). The roasted seeds of this woody climber are edible. The flowers are 2–3 cm diameter, white, fading to yellow with age, and have three fertile stamens and seven staminodes. The fruit is a pod 20–30 cm long.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia vahlii
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Common in mixed and Sal forests
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bhutan
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Nepali
- भोर्ला, भोर्लो
- Bengali
- চিহুরলতা
- Telugu
- అడ్డ, అడ్డాకు
- Malayalam
- ആരമ്പുവള്ളി, Bauhinia vahlii
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Maloo Creeper belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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