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Bauhinia purpurea.jpg

Bauhinia purpurea  L.

Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Bauhinia, Camel's Foot, Butterfly Tree, Hawaiian Orchid Tree

Plants > Angiosperms > Fabaceae > ​​​Bauhinia purpurea

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: ​​Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species: purpurea


  • Common names: Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Bauhinia, Camel's Foot, Butterfly Tree, Hawaiian Orchid Tree
  • Thai names: กะเฮอ ka-hoe (Karen-Mae Hong Son), ชงโค chongkho (Central), สะเปซี sa-pe-si (Karen-Mae Hong Son), เสี้ยวดอกแดง siao dok daeng (Northern), เสี้ยวหวาน siao wan (Mae Hong Son)
  • Chinese names: 羊蹄甲 yang ti jia
  • Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepl, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka; Thailand. Puerto Rico, Barbados; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Fiji; Guatemala; ; Iraq; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Martinique; Mauritius; Mozambique, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda, United States, Zambia.
  • Image locations: Chonburi, Chaiyaphum, Mae Hong Son (Pai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Bauhinia purpurea from Thailand.
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Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth. Chonburi October
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Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth. Chonburi October
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Phanera purpurea Seed Pods Chaiyaphum March
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Bauhinia purpurea, Pai Mae Hong Son, November 2017
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Bauhinia purpurea, Pai Mae Hong Son, November 2017
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Bauhinia purpurea, Pai Mae Hong Son, November 2017
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Bauhinia purpurea, Pai Mae Hong Son, November 2017

References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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