PLANTS Profile for Bauhinia (bauhinia)

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PLANTS Profile

Bauhinia L.
bauhinia

Symbol:

BAUHI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Bauhinia L.

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Distribution:
Bauhinia L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, FL, HI, LA, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Bauhinia L.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Bauhinia aculeata

Bauhinia ×blakeana

Distribution of Bauhinia carronii F. Muell.. .

Bauhinia carronii
northern beantree

Bauhinia diphylla

Bauhinia divaricata

Distribution of Bauhinia esculenta Burch.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia esculenta
camel's foot

Distribution of Bauhinia fassoglensis Kotschy ex Schweinf.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia fassoglensis
bauhinia

Distribution of Bauhinia forficata Link. .

Bauhinia forficata
cow's-foot

Distribution of Bauhinia galpinii N.E. Br.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia galpinii
African plume

Distribution of Bauhinia lunarioides A. Gray ex S. Watson. . Image Available.

Bauhinia lunarioides
Texasplume

Bauhinia macrantha

Distribution of Bauhinia monandra Kurz. . Image Available.

Bauhinia monandra
Napoleon's plume

Distribution of Bauhinia multinervia (Kunth) DC.. .

Bauhinia multinervia
petite flamboyant bauhinia

Distribution of Bauhinia pauletia Pers.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia pauletia
railroadfence

Bauhinia petersiana

Distribution of Bauhinia purpurea L.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia purpurea
butterfly tree

Distribution of Bauhinia tomentosa L.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia tomentosa
St. Thomas tree

Bauhinia ungulata

Distribution of Bauhinia variegata L.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia variegata
mountain ebony

Distribution of Bauhinia yunnanensis Franch.. . Image Available.

Bauhinia yunnanensis
Yunnan bauhinia

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Bauhinia L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Bauhinia L. – bauhinia

More Accounts and Images:
Bauhinia L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26490.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 11:56 PM CDT