Dwarf white bauhinia (Vella mandaram)

 

Dwarf white bauhinia

English:

Dwarf white bauhinia

Malayalam:

Vella mandaram

Sanskrit:

Sweta kovithara

Botanic name:

Bauhinia acuminate

Family:

Fabaceae

It is an attractive garden shrub that grows to about six to eight feet tall .

Large white, star-shaped flowers are with five petals.

Leaves camel-foot shaped.

Fruits are pods.

It is  reported  that the Bauhinia acuminate leaves are having diuretic and demulcent properties.