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Bauhinia purpurea L.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Fabales
family
Fabaceae
genus
Bauhinia
species
Bauhinia purpurea

Name

Synonyms
Bauhinia castrata Blanco
Bauhinia coromandeliana DC.
Bauhinia kurzii Prain
Bauhinia purpurea subsp. corneri de Wit
Bauhinia purpurea subsp. violacea de Wit
Bauhinia purpurea var. corneri de Wit
Bauhinia purpurea var. violacea de Wit
Bauhinia rosea Corner
Bauhinia rosea Kurz
Bauhinia triandra Roxb.
Bauhinia violacea Corner
Caspareopsis purpurea (L.) Pittier
Casparia castrata (Blanco) Hassk.
Perlebia purpurea (L.) A.Schmitz
Perlebia purpurea var. corneri (de Wit) A.Schmitz
Perlebia purpurea var. violacea (de Wit) A.Schmitz
Phanera kurzii (Prain) Thoth.
Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.
Phanera rosea Rich.
Phanera rosea Rich. ex Teijsm. & Binn.
Homonyms
Bauhinia purpurea L.
Bauhinia purpurea Wall.
Bauhinia purpurea DC. ex Walp.
Bauhinia purpurea DC.
Common names
Bauhinia a Fleurs Pourpres in French
Butterfly Tree in English
Butterfly Tree in English
Butterfly tree in English
Butterfly tree in English
Khairwal in Hindi
Orchid Tree in English
Orchid Tree in English
Palo De Orquideas in language.
Pie De Cabra in language.
Pink Butterfly Tree in English
Purple Bauhinia in English
Purple Bauhinia in English
Purple Butterfly Tree in English
butterfly tree in English
butterfly-orchid-tree in English
butterfly-tree in English
camel's-foot in English
khairwal in language.
orchidtree in English
pie de cabra in Spanish
purple bauhinia in English
purpurbauhinia in Swedish
skoenlapperorgideëboom in Afrikaans
Butterfly-tree in English
Hawaiian Orchid Tree in English
Hong Kong Orchid Tree in English
Purple Camel's Foot in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)j, http://www.hear.org/pier/species/bauhinia_purpurea.htm
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021qd), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=BAPU
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