Bauhinia purpureaL. [family LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE ] (stored under name);
Related name
Bauhinia purpurea
Phanera junghuhniana
Bauhinia subrotundifolia
Bauhinia integrifolia
Bauhinia acuminata
Bauhinia candida
Bauhinia variegata
Common name
camel’s foot tree; buttefly tree (USA, Bates); orchid tree (USA, Bates)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
Flora
Entry for Bauhinia purpurea [family FABACEAE]
Herbarium
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium, Cape Town (SAM)
Collection
Flora of Southern Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Names
Bauhinia purpurea [family FABACEAE]
Information
Closely related to B. variegata from which it differs in having the flowers produced near the ends of long lateral or terminal branches, the flower-buds ridged or winged above with the ridges or wings twisted apically, the calyx-tube usually splitting into two sections unlike B. variegata where the calyx-tube splits down one side and remains spathaceous and entire to the end, the receptacle only 7-12 mm long, and only 3 (very rarely 4) fertile stamens.
Habitat
The petals of B. purpurea are pinkish, reddish or purplish.
Use
8. Bauhinia purpurea L., Sp. PI. 1 : 375 (1753); Wight & Am., Prodr. Fl. Pen. Ind. Or. 296 (1834); Bak. in Fl. Brit. Ind. 2 : 284 (1878); Trimen in Fl. Ceylon 2 : 117 (1894); De Wit in Reinwardtia 3 : 406 (1956); Brenan in F.T.E.A. Legum.-Caesalp.: 208 (1967). Type from south-east Asia.
Range
Introduced from south-east Asia and planted in our area for ornament. More widely distributed in our area than indicated by the two cited specimens but less common than B. variegata.
