Botanical Name - Bauhinia tomentosa

----- B. tomentosa, Linn. ; F.B.I. II-275. Brand in Ind. Trees, 256. Gamble's Ind. Timbers, 281. Vern. Kachnar, Hind.

----- A small tree with showy yellow flowers with a purple centre. Calyx limb 1/2 in. Petals 1 1/2 - 2 in. long, yellow, the upper with a red blotch on the face. It has a tough wood with nearly black heart-wood. FLowers August to April.