Bauhinia tomentosa
Bell Bauhinia; St. Thomas' Tree; Yellow Bauhinia; Yellow Butterfly Tree
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Bell Bauhinia; St. Thomas' Tree; Yellow Bauhinia; Yellow Butterfly Tree | |
| Français | Fleur du Sacre-coeur | |
| Español | Flor De Azufre; Gorro De Napoleon; Guacamaya Americana | |
| Other names | Kachnar [Hindi]; Kachnar [Hindi]; Kaha-petan [Sinhala]; Mariposa; Petan [Sinhala]; Petan [Sinhala] |
Origin
| States and Territories | Zimbabwe; Zambia; Zaire; Viet Nam; Tonga; Thailand; Tanzania; St Lucia; St Kitts-Nevis; Sri Lanka; South Africa; Somalia; Sierra Leone; Puerto Rico; Papua New Guinea; Pakistan; Northern Marianas; Nigeria; Nepal; Montserrat; Mauritius; Martinique; Malaysia; Kenya; Indonesia; India; Hong Kong; Guadeloupe; Ghana; Fiji; Ethiopia; Dominican Republic; Dominica; Cuba; China; Cameroon; Brazil; Barbados; Bangladesh; Antigua-Barbuda; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Bauhinia | |||
| Species | tomentosa | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Bauhinia tomentosa L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Flowers
, Flowers , ©Dennis Wilson