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'''''Bauhinia''''' ({{pron-en|boʊˈhɪniə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607; ''[[OED]]:'' "Bauhinia"</ref> is a [[genus]] of more than 200 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[subfamily]] [[Caesalpinioideae]] of the large [[flowering plant]] family [[Fabaceae]], with a [[pantropical]] distribution. The genus was named after the [[Bauhin]] brothers, [[Switzerland|Swiss]]-[[France|French]] [[botanist]]s.
Bauhinia trees typically reach a height of 6-12 m and their branches spread 3-6 m outwards. The lobed leaves usually are 10-15 cm across.
The five-petaled flowers are 7.5-12.5 cm diameter, generally in shades of red, pink, purple, orange, or yellow, and are often fragrant. The tree begins flowering in late winter and often continues to flower into early summer.
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Bauhinia (after John and Caspar Bauhin, sixteenth century herbalists, the twin leaflets suggesting two brothers). Leguminosae. Mountain Ebony. Orchid Tree. Tropical trees and shrubs, sometimes climbing, planted in southern Florida and southern California to some extent for the flowers, odd foliage, and general attractive appearance; distinguished by the usually bifid or binate leaves; allied to Cercis.
Bauhinia (after John and Caspar Bauhin, sixteenth century herbalists, the twin leaflets suggesting two brothers). Leguminosae. Mountain Ebony. Orchid Tree. Tropical trees and shrubs, sometimes climbing, planted in southern Florida and southern California to some extent for the flowers, odd foliage, and general attractive appearance; distinguished by the usually bifid or binate leaves; allied to Cercis.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
[[File:Flower I IMG 8682.jpg|thumb|''[[Bauhinia acuminata]]'' flower in [[Hyderabad, India]]. ]]
[[File:Bauhinia purpurea (Kaniar) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 2574.jpg|thumb|''[[Bauhinia purpurea]]'' flower in [[Hyderabad, India]]. ]]
[[File:Bauhinia racemosa (Jhinjheri) flowers & fruits W3 IMG_7477.jpg|thumb|''[[Bauhinia racemosa]]'' flowers & fruits in [[Hyderabad, India]]. ]]
;Selected species:
*''[[Bauhinia acuminata]]'' L.
*''[[Bauhinia aureifolia]]'' K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
*''[[Bauhinia bassacensis]]'' Pierre ex [[François Gagnepain|Gagnep.]]
*''[[Bauhinia bidentata]]'' Jack
*''[[Bauhinia binata]]'' [[Francisco Manuel Blanco|Blanco]]
*''[[Bauhinia blakeana|Bauhinia x blakeana]]''
*''[[Bauhinia bracteata]]'' (Graham ex [[George Bentham|Benth.]]) [[John Gilbert Baker|Baker]]
*''[[Bauhinia championi]]''
*''[[Bauhinia corymbosa]]''
*''[[Bauhinia creaghi baker]] ([[Charles Vandeleur Creagh]])
*''[[Bauhinia curtisii]]'' [[David Prain|Prain]]
*''[[Bauhinia cumingiana]]'' Fern.-Vill.
*''[[Bauhinia ferruginea]]'' [[William Roxburgh|Roxb.]]
*''[[Bauhinia flagelliflora]]''
*''[[Bauhinia forficata]]''
*''[[Bauhinia galpinii]]''
*''[[Bauhinia glauca]]'' ([[Nathaniel Wallich|Wall.]] ex Benth.)
*''[[Bauhinia grevei]]''
*''[[Bauhinia harmsiana]]'' Hosseus
*''[[Bauhinia hirsuta]]'' [[Johann Anton Weinmann|Weinm.]]
*''[[Bauhinia integrifolia]]'' Roxb.
*''[[Bauhinia involucellata]]'' [[Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz|Kurz]]
*''[[Bauhinia lakhonensis]]'' Gagnep.
*''[[Bauhinia lunarioides]]'' (Anacacho Orchid Tree)
*''[[Bauhinia malabarica]]'' Roxb.
*''[[Bauhinia mombassae]]''
*''[[Bauhinia monandra]]'' Kurz
*''[[Bauhinia nervosa]]'' (Wall. ex Benth.) Baker
*''[[Bauhinia ornata]]'' Kurz
*''[[Bauhinia penicilliloba]]'' Pierre ex Gagnep.
*''[[Bauhinia perpurea]]''
*''[[Bauhinia pervilleana]]''
*''[[Bauhinia pottsii]]'' [[George Don|G.Don]]
*''[[Bauhinia pulla]]'' Craib.
*''[[Bauhinia purpurea]]'' L.
*''[[Bauhinia racemosa]]'' [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]
*''[[Bauhinia rufescens]]'' [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]
*''[[Bauhinia saccocalyx]]'' Pierre
*''[[Bauhinia scandens]]'' L.
*''[[Bauhinia seminarioi]]''
*''[[Bauhinia siamensis]]'' K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
*''[[Bauhinia similis]]'' Craib
*''[[Bauhinia sirindhorniae]]'' K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
*''[[Bauhinia strychnifolia]]'' Craib
*''[[Bauhinia strychnoidea]]'' [[David Prain|Prain]]
*''[[Bauhinia tomentosa]]'' L.
*''[[Bauhinia vahlii]]'' Wight & Arn.
*''[[Bauhinia variegata]]'' L.
*''[[Bauhinia viridescens]]'' [[Nicaise Auguste Desvaux|Desv.]]
*''[[Bauhinia wallichii]]'' J.F.Macbr.
*''[[Bauhinia winitii]]'' Craib
*''[[Bauhinia yunnanensis]]'' [[Adrien René Franchet|Franch.]]
==Gallery==
General gallery
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Bauhinia tomentosa (Camel foot tree) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9475.jpg|''[[Bauhinia tomentosa]]'' flowers
File:Bauhinia vahlii in Ananthagiri forest, AP W IMG 9204.jpg|''[[Bauhinia vahlii]]'' flower
File:Bauhiniaflower.jpg|''[[Bauhinia x blakeana]]'' flower
</gallery>
Gallery of ''[[Bauhinia racemosa]]''
<gallery>
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:SH-2-196 Bauhinia championi.jpg|''[[Bauhinia championii]]''
Image:Jhinjheri (Bauhinia racemosa) trunk in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7058.jpg|trunk
Image:Bauhinia forficata.jpg|''[[Bauhinia forficata]]''
Image:Jhinjheri (Bauhinia racemosa) leaves & trunk in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7059.jpg|leaves & trunk
Image:Jhinjheri (Bauhinia racemosa) leaves & fruit pods in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7117.jpg|leaves & fruit pods
Image:Jhinjheri (Bauhinia racemosa) trunk in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7118.jpg|trunk
File:Bauhinia racemosa (Jhinjheri) old & new leaves with flower buds W IMG 7405.jpg|old & new leaves with flower buds
File:Bauhinia racemosa (Jhinjheri) flowers & fruits W IMG 7477.jpg|flowers & fruit pods in [[Hyderabad, India]].
File:Bauhinia racemosa (Jhinjheri) flowers & fruits W IMG 740580.jpg|flowers & fruit pods
File:Bauhinia racemosa (Jhinjheri) bark W IMG 7404.jpg|trunk
</gallery>
</gallery>
Gallery of ''[[Bauhinia tomentosa]]''
<gallery>
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Bauhinia.jpg|[[Bauhinia x blakeana|''Bauhinia'' x ''blakeana'']]
Image:Bauhinia tomentosa (Camel foot tree) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9481.jpg|
Image:Bauhinia tomentosa (Camel foot tree) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9480.jpg|
Image:Bauhinia tomentosa (Camel foot tree) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9479.jpg|
Image:Bauhinia tomentosa (Camel foot tree) in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 9477.jpg|
</gallery>
</gallery>
[[Category:Bauhinia]]
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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