Bauhinia variegata(BAUVA)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: BAUVA
- Preferred name: Bauhinia variegata
- Authority: Linnaeus
Western Asia (Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Indochina, China. Cultivated as an ornamental tree. Introduced in Iraq, Sri Lanka, Malesia, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zaïre to East Africa and Mozambique, South Africa, USA (southern), Mexico, Caribbean, South America (Colombia to Argentina), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Phanera variegata | (Linnaeus) Bentham |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Buddhist bauhinia | English |
| mountain ebony | English |
| orchid tree | English |
| poor man's orchid | English |
| sping orchid tree | English |
| árbol de las orquídeas | Spanish |
| árbol orquídea | Spanish |
| pata de vaca | Spanish |
| patevaco | Spanish |
| uña de vaca | Spanish |
| árvore-de-são-tomé | Portuguese |
| bauínia | Portuguese |
| patas-de-camelo | Portuguese |
| unha-de-vaca | Portuguese (BR) |
| kanchan | Bengali |
| yáng zǐ jīng | Chinese |
| 洋紫荆 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Fabales (
1FABO )
Family
Fabaceae (
1LEGF )
Subfamily
Cercidoideae (
1CERS )
Genus
Bauhinia (
1BAUG )
Species
Bauhinia variegata (
BAUVA )