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Piliostigma malabaricum

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Identification
Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth. [family CAESALPINIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Larsen, S.S., Bauhinia hawkesiana F.M.Bailey [family CAESALPINIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Piliostigma malabaricum
  • Bauhinia reniformis
  • Bauhinia hawkesiana
  • Bauhinia malabarica
  • Bauhinia tomentosa

Information

Entry for Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE]
Uses
(young leaf) Food: general (bark) Phytochemistry: tannins, astringents (foliage) Agri-horticulture: fodder (bark) Products: dyes, stains, inks, tattoos and mordants
Description
A medium sized tree occurring in sub-Himalayan vegetation of Bengal and Assam, and also in S India and Burma. It has been introduced into Sierra Leone.The wood is reddish brown, moderately hard and fairly straight-grained. It is but rarely used in India.
References
Reference:1. Manjunath, 1948: 160, as Bauhinia malabarica Roxb.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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