Bauhinia
| Bauhinia | |
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| Bauhinia divaricata flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cercidoideae |
| Genus: | Bauhinia L.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bauhinia divaricata L.
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| Species | |
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199–289; see text | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Bauhinia /boʊˈhɪniə/[3] is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae[4] and tribe Bauhinieae,[5] in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Johann, Swiss-French botanists.
Many species are widely planted in the tropics as orchid trees, particularly in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Nepal and southeastern China. Other common names include mountain ebony and kachnar (India and Pakistan). Before the family was reorganised,[4] a number of genera including the lianas Lasiobema and Phanera were placed here (see related genera).
In the United States, the trees grow in Hawaii, coastal California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Bauhinia × blakeana is the floral emblem of Hong Kong—a stylized orchid tree flower appears on the flag of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Airlines uses 'Bauhinia' as its radio callsign in air traffic communication.
Description[]
Bauhinia trees typically reach a height of 6–12 m and their branches spread 3–6 m outwards. The lobed leaves usually are 10–15 cm across.
The five-petaled flowers are 7.5–12.5 cm diameter, generally in shades of red, pink, purple, orange, or yellow, and are often fragrant. The tree begins flowering in late winter and often continues to flower into early summer. Depending on the species, Bauhinia flowers are usually in magenta, mauve, pink or white hues with crimson highlights.
Cultivation[]
Propagation of Bauhinia species is from seeds or cuttings. They thrive in alkaline soils and do not tolerate salty conditions. Full sun exposure is preferred but they can be grown under partial sun. Generous watering is needed during summer; moderate moisture required in winter.
in South Africa
Bauhinia vahlii
Flower of Bauhinia x blakeana
Species[]
Accepted species[]
Bauhinia includes at least the following species:[6][7][8]
- Harms
- L.
- subsp. aculeata L.
- subsp. grandiflora (Juss.) Wunderlin
- Bauhinia acuminata L.—dwarf white orchid tree
- Moric.
- Fortunato
- Span.
- var. ampla Span.
- var. schlechteri (Harms) K.Larsen & Sunarno
- Link
- Hemsl.
- Harms
- Du Puy & R. Rabev.
- Hassl.
- Merr. & F.P. Metcalf
- Wunderlin
- Burkart
- var. argentinensis Burkart
- var. megasiphon (Burkart) Fortunato
- Otto
- Ducke
- Bauhinia augusti Harms
- Bojer
- Ducke
- J.F. Macbr.
- B. L. Turner
- (Mart.) J.F. Macbr.
- Cufod.
- var. beguinotii Cufod.
- var. gorgonae (Cowan) Wunderlin
- D. Dietr.
- Ducke
- Bauhinia bowkeri Harv.
- Ducke
- Wall. ex Benth.
- var. brachycarpa Benth.
- var. cavaleriei (H.Lev.) T.Chen
- var. densiflora (Franch.) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
- Vogel
- Du Puy & R. Rabev.
- Vogel
- Benth.
- Mattei
- Rusby
- Malme
- Gagnep.
- Malme
- Cowan
- Du Puy & R. Rabev.
- Hoehne
- Harms
- D.X. Zhang
- Cowan
- Malme
- Wunderlin
- (Bong.) Steud.
- DC.
- L. Chen
- R. Torres
- Drake
- Craib
- Rusby
- Britton & Rose
- Benth.
- J.F. Macbr.
- Benth.
- Benth.
- Steud.
- Du Puy & R. Rabev.
- (Britton & Rose) Lundell
- K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
- Hoehne
- L. Chen
- Hemsl.
- Bauhinia divaricata L.
- Merr.
- Benth.
- Pulle
- Harms
- Wunderlin
- Gagnep.
- Hassl.
- Torre & Hillc.
- Desv.
- Bauhinia flagelliflora Wunderlin
- Desv.
- Bauhinia forficata J.H.F.Link—Brazilian orchid tree
- subsp. forficata J.H.F.Link
- subsp. pruinosa (Vogel) Fortunato & Wunderlin
- Wunderlin
- D. Dietr.
- Bauhinia galpinii N.E. Br.—red orchid tree
- Benth.
- Vogel
- F. Muell. & Bailey
- Taub.
- Gagnep.
- Harms
- Baill.
- D. Dietr.
- Drake
- McVaugh
- Harms
- Merr. & Chun
- Bauhinia haughtii Wunderlin
- Malme
- Vatke
- Weinm.
- Vaz
- Steud.
- Ducke
- Rusby
- T. Chen
- Bauhinia integerrima Benth.
- Gagnep.
- P. Wilson
- Brandegee
- Harms
- Burkart
- Harms
- Benth.
- Malme
- Thulin
- T. Chen
- Benth.
- var. bicuspidata (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
- var. longicuspis Benth.
- (Bong.) Steud.
- Ducke
- T. Chen
- Gagnep.
- Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson
- Hemsl.
- Poir.
- Desv.
- Harms
- Cowan
- D. Dietr.
- J.F. Macbr.
- Benth.
- Torre & Hillc.
- R. Torres
- (Bong.) D. Dietr.
- var. mollis (Bong.) D. Dietr.
- var. notophila (Griseb.) Fortunato
- Bauhinia mombassae Vatke
- Bauhinia monandra Kurz—pink orchid tree
- Du Puy & R. Rabev.
- (Kunth) DC.
- Hook.
- Benth.
- Vogel
- Du Puy & R. Rabev.
- Vogel
- Gagnep.
- Donn. Sm.
- T. Chen
- Pers.
- (Bong.) Steud.
- Baill.
- Cav.
- Bauhinia petersiana Bolle
- subsp. macrantha (Oliv.) Brummitt & J.H.Ross
- subsp. petersiana Bolle
- (DC.) Hook.
- Bauhinia pichinchensis Wunderlin
- Bauhinia picta (Kunth) DC.
- Wunderlin
- Benth.
- Benth.
- Baker
- G.Don
- var. decipiens (Craib) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
- var. mollissima (Prain) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
- var. pottsii G.Don
- var. subsessilis (Craib) de Wit
- var. velutina (Wall. ex Benth.) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
- Craib
- S. Watson
- Benth.
- Craib
- Bauhinia purpurea L.
- Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
- Reynoso
- Hemsl.
- Desv.
- Bauhinia richardiana DC.
- Voigt
- Donn. Sm.
- Bauhinia rufescens Lam.
- Britton
- Vatke
- Pierre
- Bauhinia seleriana Harms
- Bauhinia seminarioi Harms ex Eggers
- Wunderlin
- (DC.) Quinones
- Benth.
- Pic. Serm. & Roti Mich.
- Bauhinia stenantha Diels
- Standl.
- Benth.
- Cav.
- Taub.
- Benth.
- Benth.
- Harms
- Bauhinia tomentosa L.
- Rusby
- Bauhinia ungulata L.
- Schinz
- Harms
- Benth.
- Bauhinia variegata L.
- T. Chen
- Vogel
- S. Moore
- J.F. Macbr.
- Desv.
- var. laui (Merr.) T.Chen
- var. viridescens Desv.
- Harms
- Harms
- R. Torres
- Du Puy & R. Rabev.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status[]
The status of the following species is unresolved:[8]
- Bauhinia abyssinica A.Rich.
- Bauhinia acuminata Bruce
- Bauhinia aimouta Steud.
- Bauhinia amatlana Wunderlin
- Bauhinia andax DeWitt
- Bauhinia angularis Harms ex Glaz.
- Bauhinia angulata Vell.
- Bauhinia articulata Oliv.
- Bauhinia ayabacensis Wunderlin
- Bauhinia bacuria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Bauhinia baueriana Steud.
- Bauhinia benzoin Kotschy ex Schweinf.
- Bauhinia bequaerti De Wild.
- Bauhinia bryoniflora Franch.
- Bauhinia burkeana Benth. ex Harv. & Sond.
- Bauhinia cancara Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
- Bauhinia candelabriformis R.S. Cowan
- Bauhinia choriophylla Vogel
- Bauhinia cissoides Welw. ex Oliv.
- Bauhinia compacta Regel
- Bauhinia congesta—Anacacho orchid tree[9]
- Bauhinia cookii Rose
- Bauhinia crocea Drake
- Bauhinia cucullata Desv.
- Bauhinia cumingiana (Benth.) Fern.-Vill.
- Bauhinia depauperata Glaz.
- Bauhinia dobbierum Rose
- Bauhinia dubia G. Don
- Bauhinia eriophora Ten.
- Bauhinia esmeraldasensis Wunderlin
- Bauhinia eximia Miq.
- Bauhinia fabrilis (de Wit) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
- Bauhinia farec Desv.
- Bauhinia geniculata Wunderlin
- Bauhinia grahami Steud.
- Bauhinia grandifolia Steud.
- Bauhinia herrerae (Britton & Rose) Standl. & Steyerm.
- Bauhinia holzei F.Muell.
- Bauhinia hostmanniana Miq.
- Bauhinia hypochrysa T.C. Chen
- Bauhinia hypoglauca Tang & F.T. Wang ex T.C. Chen
- Bauhinia indica Ladd ex Loud
- Bauhinia isopetala Griff.
- Bauhinia jenningsii Paul G. Wilson
- Bauhinia leichhardtii F.Muell.
- Bauhinia lingyuenensis T.C. Chen
- Bauhinia longiracemosa Hayata
- Bauhinia longiseta Fróes
- Bauhinia longistipes T.C. Chen
- Bauhinia longistyla Benth.
- Bauhinia maculata Ten.
- Bauhinia maglesia Lindl.
- Bauhinia malacotrichoides R.S. Cowan
- Bauhinia marlothii Engl.
- Bauhinia marowijnensis Kleinh.
- Bauhinia montana Lanza
- Bauhinia mucora Bolle
- Bauhinia ovatifolia T.C. Chen
- Bauhinia parkinsonii C.E.C.Fisch.
- Bauhinia paucinervata T.C. Chen
- Bauhinia persichii F.Muell.
- Bauhinia pinnata Blanco
- Bauhinia platisiliqua Steud.
- Bauhinia platysiliqua Perr. ex DC.
- Bauhinia polyacantha Steud.
- Bauhinia polyantha Vogel
- Bauhinia purpurea Wall.
- Bauhinia pyrrhocarpa Hochst.
- Bauhinia reniformis Royle ex Baker
- Bauhinia rubescens Pers.
- Bauhinia ruficarpa Desv.
- Bauhinia scortechinii Prain ex King
- Bauhinia sellowiana Vogel
- Bauhinia stenoscypha Baker
- Bauhinia strychnoidea Prain ex King
- Bauhinia subclavala Benth.
- Bauhinia superba Steud.
- Bauhinia tamarindacea Delile
- Bauhinia tenuis Span.
- Bauhinia teysmanniana Scheff.
- Bauhinia timorensis Decne.
- Bauhinia timoriana Steud.
- Bauhinia timoriensis Baker
- Bauhinia trichosepala (L.P.Queiroz) Wunderlin & Eilers
- Bauhinia tuichiensis Cayola & A. Fuentes
- Bauhinia umbriana Britton & Killip
- Bauhinia vahlii Villar
- Bauhinia venustula T.C. Chen
- Bauhinia welwischii Oliv.
Hybrids[]
One hybrid is known:[7]
- Bauhinia × blakeana S. T. Dunn (Bauhinia variegata × Bauhinia purpurea)—Hong Kong orchid tree
Fossils[]
Several fossils of Bauhinia species have been discovered:
- †Bauhinia cheniae Qi Wang, Z. Q. Song, Y. F. Chen, S. Shen & Z. Y. Li[10]
- †Bauhinia cretacea Newberry[11]
- †Bauhinia fotana F.M.B. Jacques et al.[12]
- †Bauhinia gigantea Newberry[13]
- †Bauhinia gracilis J.R. Tao[14]
- †Bauhinia larsenii D.X. Zhang & Y. F. Chen[15]
- †Bauhinia ningmingensis Qi Wang, Z. Q. Song, Y. F. Chen, S. Shen & Z. Y. Li[10]
- †Bauhinia potosiana Berry[16]
- †Bauhinia thonningii Schum.[17]
- †Bauhinia ungulatoides Y.X.Lin, W.O.Wong, G.L.Shi, S.Shen & Z.Y.Li[18]
- †Bauhinia wenshanensis H.H. Meng & Z.K. Zhou[19]
- †Bauhinia wyomingiana Brown[20][21]
Segregated genera[]
Species in the genera Barklya, Gigasiphon, Lasiobema, Lysiphyllum, Phanera, Piliostigma, Schnella, and Tylosema are sometimes included in Bauhinia (sensu lato).
Gallery[]
fruit
References[]
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