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Bauhinia vahlii a gigantic evergreen climber with dark green leaves, clustered buds and thick woody stem. Bauhinia vahlii is also known as Maloo Creeper and it is the largest creeper in India. It is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicines, fiber and other materials. It is sometimes cultivated for the fruits and is also grown as an ornamental plant. The plant is considered to be a formidable enemy of trees in India. It is planted on rocky, disturbed and bare slopes to protect the soil from erosion Source : ehorticulture.com This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fp