Bauhinia pichinchensis
Bauhinia pichinchensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Bauhinia |
Species: | B. pichinchensis |
Binomial name | |
Bauhinia pichinchensis Wunderlin | |
Bauhinia pichinchensis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It grows as a tree reaching 10 m in height. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
References
- Neill, D. & Pitman, N. 2004. Bauhinia pichinchensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
- Wunderlin, Richard P. "Three New Species of Bauhinia (Fabaceae) from Ecuador." Brittonia 35, no. 4 (1983): 335-340.