Piliostigma malabaricum

Piliostigma malabaricum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Cercidoideae
Tribe:	Bauhinieae
Genus:	Piliostigma
Species:	P. malabaricum
Binomial name
Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.)Benth.
Synonyms
Bauhinia malabarica [2]

Piliostigma malabaricum is a small (sometimes ornamental) tree species in the family Fabaceae. ^[3] It was previously placed in the genus Bauhinia , but names changed with reorganisation of the subfamily Cercidoideae ^[4] and the tribe Bauhinieae. ^[5]

This species is native to Tropical Asia and N. Australia; ^[6] it has been called the "Purple Orchid Tree" (although not to be confused with Bauhinia purpurea or Bauhinia variegata ) and names in Vietnamese are: chân trâu and móng bò tai voi. There are no intraspecific names according to Plants of the World Online . ^[6]

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Piliostigma malabaricum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T136088194A136088196. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136088194A136088196.en . Retrieved 9 December 2025.
2. Roxb (1832) In Carey & Wallich (ed.), Flora Indica 2. 321.
3. ILDIS World Database of Legumes Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
4. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny" (PDF). Taxon . 66 (1): 44–77. doi: 10.12705/661.3 .
5. Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): A phylogeny based on the plastid trnL–trnF region". Botany . 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
6. Plants of the World Online: Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth.

External links

• Media related to Piliostigma malabaricum at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Piliostigma malabaricum at Wikispecies
• Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.