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Bauhinia Wikipedia

Taxobox_begin | color = lightgreen| name = Bauhinia
Taxobox_image | image = image:bauhiniaflower.jpg|250px| caption = Bauhinia blakeana flower
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Taxobox_regnum_entry | taxon = Plantae
Taxobox_divisio_entry | taxon = Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta
Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = Magnoliopsida
Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = Fabales
Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = Fabaceae
Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = Caesalpinioideae
Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = Bauhinia
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More than 200 species, including:<br>
Bauhinia acuminata<br>
Bauhinia blakeana<br>
Bauhinia championi<br>
Bauhinia corymbosa<br>
Bauhinia galpinii<br>
Bauhinia glauca<br>
Bauhinia monandra<br>
Bauhinia purpurea<br>
Bauhinia tomentosa<br>
Bauhinia variegata<br>
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Bauhinia is a genus in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae.

The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Switzerland|Swiss-France|French botanists. Common names include: orchid tree, purple orchid tree, mountain ebony, poor man's orchid.

Orchid trees are native to northern India, Vietnam and southeastern China.

The species Bauhinia blakeana, first found in Hong Kong, is the National emblem|representative flower for the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, and appears on Flag of Hong Kong|its flag and Hong Kong dollar|its coins.

Category:Caesalpinioideae

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Last Modified:   2005-04-13