Bauhinia divaricata

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Bauhinia divaricata
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Flowers
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species:
B. divaricata
Binomial name
Bauhinia divaricata
L.
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Bauhinia amblyophyllaHarms
    • Bauhinia auritaAiton
    • Bauhinia caribaeaJenn.
    • Bauhinia confusaRose
    • Bauhinia divaricata var. angustilobaEkman ex Urb.
    • Bauhinia furcataDesv.
    • Bauhinia goldmaniiRose
    • Bauhinia lamarckianaDC.
    • Bauhinia latifoliaCav.
    • Bauhinia mexicanaVogel
    • Bauhinia oaxacana(Britton) Standl.
    • Bauhinia peninsularisBrandegee
    • Bauhinia porrectaSw.
    • Bauhinia racemiferaDesf.
    • Bauhinia retusaPoir.
    • Bauhinia schlechtendalianaM.Martens & Galeotti
    • Bauhinia versicolorBertol.
    • Casparia amblyophylla(Harms) Britton & Rose
    • Casparia aurita(Aiton) Griseb.
    • Casparia confusa(Rose) Britton & Rose
    • Casparia divaricata(L.) Kunth ex Britton & Rose
    • Casparia latifolia(Cav.) Kunth ex Seem.
    • Casparia mexicana(Vogel) Britton & Rose
    • Casparia oaxacanaBritton
    • Casparia peninsularis(Brandegee) Britton & Rose
    • Casparia porrecta(Sw.) Kunth ex Griseb.
    • Casparia schlechtendaliana(M.Martens & Galeotti) Britton & Rose
    • Casparia versicolor(Bertol.) Britton & Rose
    • Mandarus divaricata(L.) Raf.

Bauhinia divaricata, the bull hoof or Mexican orchid tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. [3] [4] It is native to Mexico, Central America (except Panama), and the Caribbean. [2]

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Bauhinia divaricata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T144313686A148993955. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144313686A148993955.en . Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Bauhinia divaricata L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. Grandtner, Miroslav M. (8 April 2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees: Volume 1: North America. Elsevier Science. p. 96. ISBN   9780080460185. ... cowfoot, cow hoof, goathoof, moco john, mountain ebony, small bullhoof
  4. Irish, Mary (2008). Trees and Shrubs for the Southwest: Woody Plants for Arid Gardens. Timber Press. pp. 121–122. ISBN   9780881929058.