Bauhinia vahlii
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Bauhinia vahlii, is a perennial creeper
of the Caesalpiniaceae family native to the Indian subcontinent
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and Nepal
across India
and Punjab, Pakistan.
In Nepali
it is called भोर्ला bhorla.
Creeper
Creeper, Creepers, or The Creeper may refer to:- Plants and animals:* Birds of the families Certhiidae treecreepers:** Brown Creeper ** the Climacteridae Australasian treecreeper** the Rhabdornithidae Philippine creeper...
of the Caesalpiniaceae family native to the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
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Distribution
Bauhinia vahlii is found from SikkimSikkim
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains...
and Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
across India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Punjab, Pakistan.
Local names
In Hindi, it is called मालू malu, but also mahul, jallaur and jallur.In Nepali
Nepali language
Nepali or Nepalese is a language in the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family.It is the official language and de facto lingua franca of Nepal and is also spoken in Bhutan, parts of India and parts of Myanmar...
it is called भोर्ला bhorla.