Bauhinia
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Bauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists.
Many species are widely planted in the tropics as "orchid trees", particularly in northern India, Vietnam and southeastern China. Common names include Purple orchid tree, Mountain ebony, Poor man's orchid. Bauhinia blakeana is the floral emblem of Hong Kong, and a stylized orchid tree flower appears on the Hong Kong flag.
- Selected species
- Bauhinia acuminata
- Bauhinia blakeana
- Bauhinia championi
- Bauhinia corymbosa
- Bauhinia forticata
- Bauhinia galpinii
- Bauhinia glauca
- Bauhinia monandra
- Bauhinia purpurea
- Bauhinia sirindhorniae
- Bauhinia tomentosa
- Bauhinia variegata
- Bauhinia vahlii
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