Caesalpiniaceae · Bauhinia

Pride Of The Cape

Bauhinia galpinii

Shruboutdoor
Habit
Shrub
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Flowering
Throughout the year

Plant Details

Scientific name
Bauhinia galpinii
Genus
Bauhinia
Habit
Shrub
Habitat
Planted
Habitat type
Cultivated
Native to
South Africa
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
Flowering & fruiting
Throughout the year
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf type
Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped)recorded
Leaf shape
OrbicularrecordedRounded, roughly circular.The leaves are bilobed, each having a symmetrical pair of rounded lobes joined symmetrically about a midrib, with a small, soft mucronule in the notch at the tip. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Lobed leaf margin
Leaf margin
LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.The leaves are bilobed, each having a symmetrical pair of rounded lobes joined symmetrically about a midrib, with a small, soft mucronule in the notch at the tip. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Pride Of The Cape itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Orangerecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Raceme
Fruit
Legume

Characters marked “recorded” are for Pride Of The Cape itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Pride Of The Cape

Pride of the Cape (Bauhinia galpinii) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It is planted. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.

Illustration representing the Caesalpiniaceae family
Botanical family

Caesalpiniaceae

Senna family

Pride Of The Cape belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.

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