Bauhinia purpurea L.

Fam. : LEG-*
Bauhinia purpurea LINN«
Garden number: I.Gr.l.	-vp
Native in: Br • India
Origin: Received from Bot.(¿ard«Calcutta,Br.^-nd
No 4087,specimen present or received
in 1869•
Collected dd.:	%
Remarks: in May 1941 a small low branching tr|
Mature and immature pods,and flowers,present
at date of collecting.Flowers iarge,pi1ik,wi4
one purple line in the petals lengthwise
centrally.From this line feather-shaped
narrow purple striations run to the margins.
Petals large,filaments pinkish.Ovary greiitei
ish,style white,stigma green*Perfect staipeats
3#Soft sweet scent.
Det. H. C. D. de Wit
dd-: 1
Vidi K* & S.S. Larsen 1987
PLANTS CULTIVATED IN THE BOTANIC GARDENS
BUITENZORG,-JAVA. .	1|
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