Fabaceae
Piliostigma malabaricum
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Piliostigma
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Common names
By language (4)
- Assamese
- টেঙা কঁটৰা
- Filipino
- Alibangbang
- Malayalam
- ആരംപുളി
- Thai
- เสี้ยว
Synonyms
- Bauhinia acida Reinw. ex Korth.
- Bauhinia bacuria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Bauhinia baueriana Steud.
- Bauhinia castrata Hassk.
- Bauhinia hawkesiana F.M.Bailey
- Bauhinia malabarica Roxb.
- Bauhinia malabarica var. reniformis Royle ex Baker
- Bauhinia platyphylla Span.
- Bauhinia platyphylla Zipp. ex Span.
- Bauhinia purpurea DC. ex Walp.
- Bauhinia reniformis Royle ex Baker
- Bauhinia rugulosa Blume ex Miq.
- Casparea castrata (Hassk.) Hassk.
- Pauletia acida (Korth.) Hassk.
- Piliostigma acidum (Reinw.) Benth.
- Piliostigma malabaricum var. acidum (Reinw. ex Korth.) de Wit
- Piliostigma malabaricum var. reniforme (Royle ex Baker) Thoth.
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.