Bauhinia wallichii

Macbr.

Gai

Fabaceae Edible: Leaves

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Description

A woody creeper. It has tendrils. The leaf stalk is 4-5 cm long. The leaves are 10-15 cm across. The base is heart shaped. There are lobes towards the tip.

Edible Uses

Young leaves are eaten as a vegetable.

Traditional Uses

The young leaves are used as a vegetable.

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Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Myanmar, Northeastern India, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam,

Notes

Also as Caesalpinaceae.

Also Known As

Pachem

References (2)

Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105
Murtem, G. & Chaudhrey, P., 2016, An ethnobotanical note on wild edible plants of Upper Eastern Himalaya, India. Brazilian Journal of Biological Sciences, 2016, v. 3, no. 5, p. 63-81.