Bauhinia purpurea
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Bauhinia purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to South China(includes, Hong Kong) and southeastern Asia. In the United States of America, the tree grows in Hawaii, coastal California, southern Texas, and southwest Florida. Common names include Purple camel's foot and Hawaiian orchid tree.
It is a small to medium-sized deciduous tree growing to 17 m tall. The leaves are 10-20 cm long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are conspicuous, pink and fragrant, with five petals. The fruit is a pod 30 cm long, containing 12 to 16 seeds.
[edit] Cultivation and uses
Bauhinia blakeana is usually propagated by grafting it onto B. purpurea stems.
