Characteristics
Dicots
Bauhinia purpurea L.
PURPLE ORCHID TREE; BUTTERFLY TREE
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Bauhinia blakeana, a commonly cultivated hybrid of B. purpurea and B. variegata, has a floral bud 5-winged distally, petals lanceolate to obovate, 5 stamens, 2-5 staminodes, and does not set fruit (De Wit 1956; Lau et al. 2005).
Not Native
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Citation
BAUHINIA PURPUREA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 375. 1753.
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INDIA: Without data (lectotype: Rheede, Hort. Malab. t. 33. 1678). Lectotypified by Isely, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2): 189. 1975.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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