Present observations reveal that the hypocotyl length of Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. may be up to 5 cm. Das & Paria (in Feddes Repert. 110 (5-6) : 375-379. 1999) utilised the shorter hypocotyl length of the said species as one of the seedling morphological features, to distinguish it from B. acuminata L. and B. tomentosa L. but it is not tenable in the light of the present findings. As regards the form of hypocotyl of B. malabarica, it is terete, becoming tetrangular and grooved near the foliar cotyledons.

The study records the folk-lore of 130 species of Nepalese legumes. Of them, 41 species of wild legumes are used for food and 14 species for fodder. Likewise, 118 species are valued in local therapy to treat 52 types of disease. These total legumes include 10 cultivated species which have ethnobotanical uses. However,other useful notes on fish-poison, snake-bite, scorpion-sting and washing body and clothes are also mentioned.