Bauhinia divaricata

Bauhinia divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: 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.[5] It has white bi-lobed leaves that alternate.[6]

The species was formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, in Species Plantarum.[1]

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "Caesalpiniaceae Bauhinia divaricata L.". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "GBIF: Bauhinia L.". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Pom Pom Orchid Tree (Bauhinia divaricata)". Department of Natural Resources and Mines. Government of Queensland. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Bauhinia divaricata". National Tropical Botanical Garden. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Bauhinia divaricata L.; pata de vaca". University of Richmond. Retrieved September 28, 2013.

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