via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > B <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/b> > *Bauhinia vahlii* Wight & Arn. ... (*family*: Fabaceae) [image: Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/7430706232/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Maloo%20Creeper.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Bauhinia%20vahlii> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Bauhiniavahlii&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Bauhiniavahlii&format=kml_nl> *baw-HIN-ee-uh* -- named for Gaspard and Jean Bauhin, physicians and botanists ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Bauhinia> ¿ *WALL-ee-eye* ? -- named for Martin Vahl, Danish-Norwegian botanist ... FSHS<http://www.fshs.org/Proceedings/Password%20Protected/1956%20Vol.%2069/388-398%20%28LEDIN%29.pdf> *commonly known as*: bauhinia climber<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/bauhinia-climber>, camel's foot climber<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/camel-s-foot-climber>, malu-creeper<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/malu-creeper>, siali leaf<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/siali-leaf>• *Assamese*: nak kati lewa<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/nak-kati-lewa>• *Bengali*: chihurlata<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/chihurlata>• *Hindi*: माहुल mahul<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/mahula-mahul>, मालू malu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/malu-malu>• *Konkani*: ¿ चिंबेली chimbeli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/cimbeli-chimbeli>? • *Malayalam*: ആരമ്പുവള്ളി arampuvalli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/arampuvalli-arampuvalli>• *Marathi*: चामूळ chamul<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/camula-chamul>• *Nepali*: भोर्ला bhorla<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/bhorla-bhorla>• *Oriya*: siyali<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/siyali>• *Telugu*: అడ్డచెట్టు addacettu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/addacettu-addacettu> *botanical names*: *Bauhinia vahlii* Wight & Arn. ... *synonyms*: *Bauhinia racemosa* Vahl • *Phanera vahlii* (Wight & Arn.) Benth. ... The Plants List<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-839> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Kanakeshwar, Alibag ... 23 JUN 12 ... more views on *flickr*<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Bauhiniavahlii&w=91314344%40N00&m=tags> . Regards. Dinesh