Bauhinia lunarioides
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| Bauhinia lunarioides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bauhinia |
| Species: | B. lunarioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bauhinia congesta (Britton & Rose) Lundell | |
Bauhinia lunarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southwestern Texas in the United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Anacacho Orchid Tree, Pata de Vaca, and Texas Plume.
It is a small deciduous tree growing to 4 m tall. The leaves are 2-5 cm long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are small, white or (rarely) pink, with five petals. The fruit is a pod.
Though limited in range in the wild, it has become increasingly available in nurseries.[2]
References
- ↑ "Taxon: Bauhinia lunarioides A. Gray ex S. Watson". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1997-04-10. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ↑ "Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides (B. congesta)". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
External links
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Data related to Bauhinia lunarioides at Wikispecies
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