White 'Orchid' Tree
Bauhinia acuminata
Also known as Dwarf White Bauhinia, Butterfly-tree, Hawaiian Orchid Tree, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Purple Camel's Foot, White Bauhinia, Kaa-long, Snowy Orchid
About White 'Orchid' Tree
Bauhinia acuminata is a species of flowering shrub native to tropical southeastern Asia. Common names include dwarf white bauhinia, white orchid-tree and snowy orchid-tree. The exact native range is obscure due to extensive cultivation, but probably from Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Borneo, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands), and the Philippines. It grows two to three meters tall. Like the other Bauhinia species, the leaves are bilobed, shaped like an ox hoof; they are 6 to 15 centimetres (2+1⁄4 to 6 in) long and broad, with the apical cleft up to 5 centimetres (2 in) deep; the petiole is 1.5 to 4 centimetres (1⁄2 to 1+1⁄2 in) long.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia acuminata
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- Tropical southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, China, Brunei, Indonesia, Sierra Leone, Thailand
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- सफ़ेद कचनार Safed Kachnar, बहिनिया अकुमिनेटा
- Bengali
- Shwetkanchan, শ্বেতকাঞ্চন
- Tamil
- வெள்ளை மந்தாரை Vellai mandaarai, மந்தாரை
- Telugu
- తెల్ల బంగారం చెట్టు
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿಮಂದಾರ Bili mandaara, ಬಿಳಿಕಂಚುವಾಳ Bili kanchuvaala
- Malayalam
- Mandaaram, വെള്ളമന്ദാരം, Bauhinia acuminata
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
White 'Orchid' Tree belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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