Bauhinia purpurea (Chukanna Mandaram)

Chukanna Mandaram 

 
Scientific Name :

 Bauhinia purpurea

English name:

Hong Kong Orchid Tree,

 Purple camel's foot, 

 Hawaiian orchid tree

Family : 

Caesalpiniaceae

Habitat :

 Parennial tree

Medicinal Uses :

 Root is used as carminative.
Flower buds as anthelmintic and laxative.
 Bark is used for diarrhoea .