Bauhinia monandra

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Bauhinia monandra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species:
B. monandra
Binomial name
Bauhinia monandra
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Caspareopsis monandra(Kurz) Britton & Rose
  • Bauhinia kappleriSagot
  • Bauhinia krugiiUrb.
  • Bauhinia krugiiUrb.
  • Bauhinia persichiiF.Muell.
  • Bauhinia porosaBoivin ex Baill.
  • Bauhinia punctifloraBaker
  • Monoteles paradoxaRaf.

Bauhinia monandra is a species of leguminous trees, of the family Fabaceae . [2] [4] [5] Common names include pink bauhinia, [6] orchid tree, [6] and Napoleon's plume. [6] The tree is native to Madagascar, where it is widespread in lowland humid forests and dry forests. [1] It has naturalised in Myanmar, Australia, Christmas Island, the Caribbean, southern USA, Colombia, Brazil, and the Pacific Islands. [5] [7] The species is invasive in New Caledonia. [8]

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Seed pod

References

  1. 1 2 Andriamanohera, A.M. (2021). "Bauhinia monandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T137548034A137899713. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T137548034A137899713.en . Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Bauhinia monandra Kurz". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  3. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species".
  4. "Bauhinia monandra Kurz". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  5. 1 2 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Bauhinia monandra". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government . Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 Forest Starr and Kim Starr (2011). "New Plant Records from Midway Atoll, Maui, and Kaho'olawe" (PDF). Bishop Museum Occasional Papers. 110: 23–35.
  7. "Factsheet - Bauhinia monandra". Weeds of Australia. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 16 Mar 2013.
  8. Hequet, Vanessa (2009). LES ESPÈCES EXOTIQUES ENVAHISSANTES DE NOUVELLE-CALÉDONIE (PDF) (in French). p. 17.