Bauhinia scandens L.

• Synonyms: Bauhinia scandens L. var. anguina (Roxb.) Ohashi
• Family: Fabaceae
• Vernacular names: Nagavalli, Pambuvalli, നാഗവള്ളി, പാമ്പുവള്ളി (Malayalam), Snake Bauhinia, Monkey's staircase (English),
• Distribution: Indo-Malesia
• Description: Lianas. Leaves lobed to 1/3 of their length, lobes caudate-acuminate. Flowers clustered on the branches of terminal panicles, white. Pods oblong, flat, narrowed and oblique at base; seeds 1 or 2.
• Habit: Climbers/Lianas
• Habitat: Semi-evergreen forests
• Flowering & Fruiting: September-March

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• Parts used: Fruit and seeds
• Properties & Uses: Seeds are used as an aphrodisiac and fruits are used as antifertility agent.
• Systems of Medicines: Folk,
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