- Bauhinia acuminata
Taxobox
name = "Bauhinia acuminata"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = Flower inKolkata ,West Bengal ,India .
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Caesalpinioideae
tribus =Cercideae
genus = "Bauhinia "
species = " B. acuminata"
binomial = "Bauhinia acuminata"
binomial_authority = L."Bauhinia acuminata" is a
species of floweringshrub native to tropical southeasternAsia . Common names include: Dwarf White Bauhinia, White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree. The exact native range is obscure due to extensive cultivation, but probably fromMalaysia ,Indonesia (Java ,Borneo ,Kalimantan ,Lesser Sunda Islands ), and thePhilippines .Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?6551 "Bauhinia acuminata"] ]It grows two to three meters tall. Like the other "Bauhinia" species, the leaves are bilobed, shaped like an
ox hoof ; they are 6 to 15 centimeters long and broad, with the apical cleft up to 5 cm deep; the petiole is 1.5 to 4 centimeters long. Theflowers are fragrant, 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter, with five white petals, ten yellow-tippedstamen s and a green stigma. Thefruit is a pod 7.5 to 15 centimeters long and 1.5 to 1.8 centimeters broad. The species occurs indeciduous forest s and scrub.Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: [http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/bauhinia_acuminata.htm "Bauhinia acuminata"] ] [Flowers of India: [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/White%20Orchid%20Tree.html White Orchid Tree] ] Huxley, A., ed. (1992). "New RHS Dictionary of Gardening". Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.]It is widely cultivated throughout the tropics as an
ornamental plant . It may be found as an escape from cultivation in some areas, and has become naturalised on theCape York Peninsula ,Australia .References
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