Bauhinia lunarioides
Bauhinia lunarioides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Bauhinia |
Species: | B. lunarioides |
Binomial name | |
Bauhinia lunarioides | |
Synonyms | |
Bauhinia congesta (Britton & Rose) Lundell |
Bauhinia lunarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southwestern Texas in the United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Texasplume,[2] Anacacho orchid tree, and pata de vaca.
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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bauhinia lunarioides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bauhinia lunarioides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides (B. congesta)". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Bauhinia lunarioides at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Bauhinia lunarioides at Wikispecies