Bauhinia tomentosa

Bauhinia tomentosa, the yellow bauhinia or yellow bell orchid tree, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tropical Africa, India and Sri Lanka. The plant is known to have antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria.
Description.
Yellow bauhinia is a small tree with a maximum height of 4m. It has drooping slender branches with a scrambling stem usually is multi-stemmed. Greyish bark is smooth and sometimes hairy, which gives its specific name "tomentosa". Greenish leaves are deeply divided and elliptic in nature; margin entire. Flowers bell-shaped with large, yellow petals with a dark maroon patch at the base. Fruit pale-brown is a pod.