Bauhinia

Contains 3 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Bauhinia L.
FABACEAE
BAUHINIA
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Classification
FABALES
Bauhinia
Citation
BAUHINIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 374. 1753.
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TYPE: Bauhinia divaricata Linnaeus 1753.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Bauhinia aculeata WHITE ORCHID TREE Not Native
Bauhinia purpurea PURPLE ORCHID TREE; BUTTERFLY TREE Not Native
Bauhinia variegata ORCHID TREE; MOUNTAIN EBONY Not Native Y
[Family identification key]
1.  Stems with intrastipular spines; stamens 10
B. aculeata
1.  Stems without spines; stamens 3 or 5
2
2.  Flower buds narrowly club-shaped and slightly winged to the apex; stamens 3
B. purpurea
2.  Flower buds spindle-shaped and tapering to the apex; stamens 5
B. variegata
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Alvesia Alvesia Welwitsch, Apont. 587. 1859 ("1858"), nom. rej. vs. Alvesia Welwitsch 1869. TYPE: Alvesia bauhinioides Welwitsch
Amaria Amaria Mutis ex Caldas, Sem. Nueva Granada 2: 25. 1810. TYPE: Amaria petiolata Mutis ex de Candolle Lectotypified by Britton & Killip, Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 35: 164. 1936.
Binaria Binaria Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 122. 1838. TYPE: Binaria cumanensis (Kunth) Rafinesque (Bauhinia cumanensis Kunth)
Cansenia Cansenia Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 122. 1838. TYPE: Cansenia ungulata (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Bauhinia ungulata Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Wunderlin, Rhodora 78: 754. 1976.
Cardenasia Cardenasia Rusby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 257. 1927. TYPE: Cardenasia setacea Rusby
Caspareopsis Caspareopsis Britton & Rose, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 23: 217. 1930. TYPE: Caspareopsis monandra (Kurz) Britton & Rose (Bauhinia monandra Kurz) = Monoteles Rafinesque 1838.
Casparia Casparia Kunth, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 1: 85. 1824. TYPE: Casparia pes-caprae (Cavanilles) Kunth (Bauhinia pes-caprae Cavanilles)
Mandarus Mandarus Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 122. 1838. TYPE: Mandarus divaricatus (Linnaeus) Rafinesque 1838. (Bauhinia divaricata Linnaeus 1753) = Bauhinia Linnaeus 1753.
Monoteles Monoteles Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 122. 1838. TYPE: Monoteles paradoxa Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Bauhinia monandra Kurz)
Pauletia Pauletia Cavanilles, Icon. 5: 5. 1799. TYPE: Pauletia inermis Cavanilles Lectotypified by de Wit, Reinwardtia 3: 391. 1956.
Perlebia Perlebia Martius, Reise Bras. 555. 1828. TYPE: Perlebia bauhinioides Martius
Telestria Telestria Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 122. 1838. TYPE: Telestria purpurea (Linnaeus) Rafinesque (Bauhinia purpurea Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Wunderlin, Rhodora 78: 757. 1976.