| Phanera yunnanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Phanera |
| Species: | P. yunnanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phanera yunnanensis (Franch.) Wunderlin [1] | |
| Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Phanera yunnanensis (taxonomic synonym Bauhinia yunnanensis) is a plant with the common names Chinese orchid tree, Yunnan orchid or orchid vine, native to China (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou) and W. Indochina. [2] [3] It is a perennial dicot described as a shrub or vine. [4] It is in the Fabaceae family, [4] has orchid-like flowers [5] and has been introduced to Florida, in the USA. [4]
