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Bauhinia forficata - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Bauhinia forficata - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Bauhinia forficata - Thorn-like stipules - Click to enlarge!

Thorn-like stipules; Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Bauhinia forficata - Bark (note the thorns) - Click to enlarge!

Bark (note the thorns); Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, Spain; 7/2009 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 1156
Date of entry: 06.08.2009
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Brazilian Orchid-Tree

Portuguese: Mororó

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Fabales (241)

        Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)

          Genus: Bauhinia (8)

            Epithet: forficata Link (1)

forficata => from lat. forfex, a pair of scissors; form and disposition of leaves

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: tree

Flower colour: white

External links

Check for Bauhinia forficata at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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