Bauhinia
Bauhinia blakeana
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- February-March
How to identify Bauhinia
Identify Bauhinia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Sterile hybrid, does not set seed pods.
- Confirm leaf type: Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped).
- Confirm leaf margin: Lobed.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia blakeana
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Hong Kong
- Distribution
- India, Hong Kong
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Delhi, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-March
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped)recorded
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The Bauhinia double-lobed leaf is similar in shape to a heart or a butterfly, or a camel's footprint - hence the common name camel's foot.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bauhinia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bauhinia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bauhinia
Bauhinia (Bauhinia blakeana) is a tree in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, West Bengal and 10 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from February to March.
In culture
It is recorded in classical literature.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Bauhinia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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