Orchid-Curry 'Purple'

What a versatile and graceful plant! It originally comes from the warm parts of Asia. There (and now also here), the flowers, flower buds, leaves, seeds, and fruits are eaten as a vegetable after cooking or stir-frying, but are also added to curry, which is a mixture of spices. The gum is also edible!
Many parts of the plant are mildly laxative.
This tub plant (not frost-resistant) is also called an orchid tree, and I understand why: the round, two-lobed leaf is already very fresh and graceful, but the orchid-like flowers take the crown. This variety produces lilac-pink flowers.

The plant has many names in many countries, we'll list them: Orchid Tree, Purple Butterfly Tree, Mountain Ebony, Geranium Tree, Purple Bauhinia. Other Names: Alibangbang, Barada, Bol-megong, Bunga kupu-kupu, Ching-kho, Chuvannamandaram, Dev-Kanchan, Deva kanchan, Guiral, Jia telong, Kachnar, Kachner, Kairwal, Kanchanam, Kandan, Kaniar, Karalli, Karar, Keelra, Koiralo, Koliar, Kurul, Levosii, Mandari, Mong bo hoa tim, Msekese, Phak-siew, Purple Bauhinia, Rakia kanchan, Rakia-kanchan, Rato kanchan, Sarul, Shivapa, Sona, Tanki, Tapak kuda, Tapak unta, Vaubeh, Vau-fa-vang, Zi Yangtija.

Names:
Latin: Bauhinia purpurea
Dutch: Orchid-Curry
Also known as: Purple Butterfly Tree, Mountain Ebony, Geranium Tree, Purple Bauhinia, Alibangbang, Barada, Bol-megong, Bunga kupu-kupu, Ching-kho, Chuvannamandaram, Dev-Kanchan, Deva kanchan, Guiral, Jia telong, Kachnar, Kachner, Kairwal, Kanchanam, Kandan, Kaniar, Karalli, Karar, Keelra, Koiralo, Koliar, Kurul, Levosii, Mandari, Mong bo hoa tim, Msekese, Phak-siew, Purple Bauhinia, Rakia kanchan, Rakia-kanchan, Rato kanchan, Sarul, Shivapa, Sona, Tanki, Tapak kuda, Tapak unta, Vaubeh, Vau-fa-vang, Zi Yangtija
English: Orchid Tree