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 | Somalia; Kenya; Sierra Leone; Zambia; Malaysia; St Lucia; Montserrat; Antigua-Barbuda; Ghana; Tanzania; Sri Lanka; Brazil; Tonga; Dominican Republic; Angola; Papua New Guinea; Ethiopia; Nepal; Barbados; Cuba; St Kitts-Nevis; India; Thailand; Pakistan; Viet Nam; South Africa; Zaire; Martinique; Cameroon; Mauritius; Bangladesh; Northern Marianas; Zimbabwe; Nigeria; Hong Kong; Puerto Rico; China; Indonesia; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Fiji | |||
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