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Bauhinia vahlii
Phanera vahlii is a large woody climbing vine (liana) from the northern and central Indian subcontinent, able to reach around 30 m in length with very thick stems. It is grown mainly for its climbing habit and showy white flowers, and is not a common houseplant.
Phanera vahlii is a perennial creeper (liana) of the family Fabaceae native to the northern and central Indian subcontinent. It can grow as much as 15 metres (49 ft) a year toward an eventual 30 m (98 ft) long, with a stem up to 20 cm (7.9 in) thick. The leaves are two-lobed, up to 46 cm (18 in) long, and almost as wide. The stems and petioles are covered with reddish hair (trichomes).
The roasted seeds of this woody climber are edible.
Phanera vahlii is found in the Himalaya from Sikkim and Nepal across India and Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, Pakistan and south to the Mumbai and Chennai areas and Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha in the middle and eastern part of India. It grows at altitudes up to 1,500 m (4,900 ft) altitude.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
