White Bauhinia
Bauhinia hookeri
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
How to identify White Bauhinia
Identify White 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.
- Confirm leaf type: Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped).
- Confirm leaf margin: Lobed.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is White Bauhinia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia hookeri
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra
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.“As with most members of the genus, this species produces compound leaves with only a single pair of leaflets, producing a bi-lobed leaf that resembles the wings of a butterfly.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Bauhinia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Bauhinia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About White Bauhinia
White Bauhinia (Bauhinia hookeri) belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
White Bauhinia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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