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Bauhinia purpurea

Bauhinia purpurea L.

Also indexed asPurple bauhiniaCamel's footButterfly treeArbre aux orchidéesAroj (Ki) Kupu KupuBauhinie pourpreBunga Kupu-kupuButterfly Orchid Tree
FamilyFabaceae
GenusBauhinia
Use categories7
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusBauhinia
Scientific name with authorshipBauhinia purpurea L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Bauhinia castrata BlancoBauhinia coromandeliana DC.Bauhinia kurzii PrainBauhinia purpurea subsp. corneri de WitBauhinia purpurea subsp. violacea de WitBauhinia purpurea var. corneri DeWitBauhinia purpurea var. corneri de WitBauhinia purpurea var. violacea DeWitBauhinia purpurea var. violacea de WitBauhinia rosea CornerBauhinia rosea KurzBauhinia triandra Roxb.Bauhinia violacea CornerCaspareopsis purpurea (L.) PittierCasparia castrata (Blanco) Hassk.Perlebia purpurea (L.) A.SchmitzPerlebia purpurea var. corneri (de Wit) A.SchmitzPerlebia purpurea var. violacea (de Wit) A.SchmitzPhanera kurzii (Prain) Thoth.Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.Phanera rosea Rich.Phanera rosea Rich. ex Teijsm. & Binn.Telestria purpurea (L.) Raf.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier481605-1
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaSEPASAL

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Bauhinia purpurea.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.