Bauhinia divaricata

Bauhinia divaricata
Flowers
Botanical illustration
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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. "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   978-0-08-046018-5. ... 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   978-0-88192-905-8.