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Ambalata

Local Name	:	Ambalata
Botanical Name	:	Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
Common Name	:	Bidi leaf tree
Family	:	Fabaceae
Distribution	:	The species is native to Indian sub-continent and Indo China. It is distributed to India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. In India it is recorded from Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Mysore, Punjab, etc.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is commonly known as bidi leaf tree. It’s a small, crooked tree with drooping branches that grows 3–5 meters tall.

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Descriptions

It is a small tree with pubescent branches and dark grey bark. Leaves broader than longer, lobbed, lobes obtuse or rounded, glabrous and slightly pubescent on the nerves. Flowers small and whitish. Fruit pod, glabrous and turgid.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

April – June & October - January

Use(s)

Flowers are used for the treatment of diarrhea and internal bleeding.