Bauhinia lunarioides

Taxobox
name = "Bauhinia lunarioides"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae
tribus = Cercideae
genus = "Bauhinia"
species = "B. lunarioides"
binomial = "Bauhinia lunarioides"

"Bauhinia lunarioides" is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southwestern Texas 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.

External links

* [http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/bauhinialunarioid.htm Texas A&M's Texas Native Plants database]