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For other uses, see Bauhinia (disambiguation).
Bauhinia (/boʊˈhɪniə/)[3]
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Bauhinia divaricata flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Tribe: | Bauhinieae |
Genus: | Bauhinia L.[1] |
Type species | |
Bauhinia divaricata L. | |
Species | |
199–289; see text | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae[4] and tribe Bauhinieae,[5] in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Johann, Swiss-French botanists.
The species "grandidieri" is endemic to south and southwest Madagascar and is named after Alfred Grandidier, a French naturalist and explorer particularly interested in Madagascar.