Pink Bauhinia
Bauhinia monandra
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa & more
How to identify Pink Bauhinia
Identify Pink 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: Only one functional stamen (monandra).
- Confirm leaf type: Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pink Bauhinia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia monandra
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Cultivated in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- EN
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pink 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 Pink Bauhinia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pink Bauhinia
Pink Bauhinia (Bauhinia monandra) is a tree in the Caesalpiniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa and 1 other states. It is cultivated in gardens.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Pink Bauhinia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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