s. m, n immense climber (Bauhinia racemosa, B. Vahlii, Nat. Ord. Leguminosæ) with very large leaves and great flowers and pods which grows in the Siwalik tract as far west at least as the Chenab. The branches are used as ties for fences, and a strong and durable rope is manufactured from the bark, without steeping. The leaves are eaten by buffaloes, and are used for packing and for making umbrellas (being put between strips of bamboo so as to overlap each other). They are also favourite leaves for plates, used at the marriages of Brahmins, for which purpose they are at times brought from some distance. The seeds are eaten in various places.