St. Thomas tree PRODUCT NAME
Bauhinia tomentosa Linn. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | St. Thomas tree, Yellow Bauhinia, Yellow Bell Orchid Tree |
| Local Name: | aasa maram (Irula, Kumrumba), kaanchini (Tamil), kachnar (Hindi) |
| Family: | Caesalpinioideae |
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| Product Description: | A small tree. Flower in small racemes, yellow, fragrant. Fruit and oblong pod, compressed, light green; seeds about 10, ovoid, horizontal. Wood almost black. |
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DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Plains up to 1000m, often along river banks. (Asia and Africa) |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Fiber of bark used to make ropes. Thinner ropes used for tying brooms and thicker ones for tree honey hunting. Elephants peel and eat bark. |
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| Partners: | Keystone |
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| External Links: | http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/30927/ |
