Bauhinia divaricata
| Bauhinia divaricata | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bauhinia |
| Species: | B. divaricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bauhinia divaricata L.[1] | |
Bauhinia divaricata is a species of flowering shrub of the family Fabaceae.[2] B. divaricata is the type species of the genus Bauhinia.[3] One common name for this species is pom pom orchid tree.[4] It is native to China, Jamaica, India and also grows in the southern half of Florida.<ref name=ntbc">"Bauhinia divaricata". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref> It has white bi-lobed leaves that alternate.<ref name"">"Bauhinia divaricata L.; pata de vaca". University of Richmond. Retrieved September 28, 2013.</ref>
The species was formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, in Species Plantarum.[1]
References
- 1 2 GRIN (September 14, 1999). "Bauhinia divaricata L.". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Caesalpiniaceae Bauhinia divaricata L.". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "GBIF: Bauhinia L.". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ "Pom Pom Orchid Tree (Bauhinia divaricata)". Department of Natural Resources and Mines. Government of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
External links
| External identifiers for Bauhinia divaricata | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 642949 |
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