Botanical Name - Bauhinia acuminata

----- B. acuminata, Linn. ; F.B.I. II - 276. Brandi's Ind. Trees, 256. Vern. Kachnar, Hind. "White Bauhinia."

----- A handsome shrub, 8 or 10 ft. high. The flowers of this pretty tree are very handsome when open, being almost pure white, with a sweet odour. This tree is found in the Bombay forests, but rarely ; and is said to be more common in the vicinity of villages. It reaches a fair size and given a wood of good quality, but, seldom of scantling size sufficient for house purposes. The flower-buds yield an excellent vegetable for curries ; the flowers of all the Bauhinias are eaten by the natives. Both the last species have been frequently noticed in cultivation.