Bauhinia acuminata (শ্বেত কাঞ্চন)

Bauhinia acuminata (শ্বেত কাঞ্চন)
Bengali Name: শ্বেত কাঞ্চন (Shwet Kanchan)

English Names: Dwarf White Bauhinia, Dwarf White Orchid, White Orchid-tree, Snowy Orchid-tree

Other Names: Bai Hua Yang Ti Jia (Chinese), Mati-katota (Assamese), Safed Kachnar (Hindi), kanchan (Kannada), Mandaaram (Malayalam), Chingthrao Angouba (Manipuri), Shwet Kachnar (Marathi), Sivamalli (Sanskrit), Vellai Mandaara (Tamil)

Scientific Name: Bauhinia acuminata L. (1753)

Synonyms: Alvesia bauhinioides Welw., Alvesia tomentosa (L.)Britton & Rose, Bauhinia candida Sensu auct., Bauhinia grandiflora Sensu auct., Bauhinia linnaei Ali, Bauhinia pubescens DC., Bauhinia tomentosa Sensu auct., Bauhinia wituensis Harms, Pauletia tomentosa (L.) A.Schmitz

Family: Fabaceae (শিম গোত্র)

Habit: Shrub (গুল্ম)

Date: 27 April 2017

Location: Dalit Herbal Garden, Chuknagar, Khulna, Bangladesh