Bauhinia variegata L.
var. variegata
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Umwinsidale rd, nr Haslemere Lane turnoff
Photo: Bart Wursten
Umwinsidale rd, nr Haslemere Lane turnoff
Photo: Bart Wursten
Umwinsidale rd, nr Haslemere Lane turnoff
Photo: Bart Wursten
Umwinsidale rd, nr Haslemere Lane turnoff
Photo: Bart Wursten
Umwinsidale rd, nr Haslemere Lane turnoff
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Umwinsidale rd, nr Haslemere Lane turnoff
Photo: Bart Wursten
Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Christon Bank
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Synonyms:
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Common names:
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Orchid tree (English)
Pink bauhinia (English)
Pink camel's-foot (English)
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Description:
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Shrub or small spreading tree. Leaves typically lobed at the apex. Flowers from pure white (var. candida Voigt), to deep pink, usually with a dark purple-red centre on the upper petal; the calyx is markedly one-sided. Fruit a flattened pod, green and translucent when young, drying to blackish-brown. Last years fruits are often seen, split while still on the tree, during the next flowering season. |
Notes:
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Derivation of specific name:
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variegata: irregularly coloured, blotched |
Flowering time: | (Mar-)May - Oct |
Worldwide distribution:
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Tropical Asia |
Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Content last updated: |
Friday 25 January 2008 |
Literature:
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Biegel, H.M. (1977). Check-list of ornamental plants used in Rhodesian parks and gardens. Rhodesia Agricultural Journal. Research Report No. 3. Page 27.
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 17 - 18.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43. as Bauhinia variegata
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