Mahul/siyadi/addakku PRODUCT NAME
Bauhinia vahlii Wt. & Arn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | mahul |
| Local Name: | Dur: admuki; Hal: siyadi; Hin: mahul/maljhan; Tel: adda |
| Family: | Caesalpiniaceae |
| Other Species of Same Genera: | There are about 7 other species in India; B. racemosa, B. semla, B. variegata, B. purpurea and B. malabarica are some of them. |
| Product Description: | An immense creeper that climbs with the means of cicinnate tendrils. Leaves two-lobed, large, with a cordate base. Flowers white in terminal corybose racemes. Pods woody, velvety, up to 30 cm long. |
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| Origin: | Indigenous |
| Management Practices: | Plucking of leaves by hand; also by chopping down the creepers by those who do not climb, hence destructive. Coppices easily. |
| Market Information: | India: The large woody creeper has suffered much under the Forest Department management plans, which has tried to eliminate it, as it suppressed the growth of good timber. Local prices for platters vary, about Rs 20 for 100 platters (requiring up to 4 leaves); buyers are local traders. |
| Partners: | LeAF |
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