Bauhinia scandens var. anguina
- Habit
- Liana
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Bauhinia scandens var. anguina
Identify Bauhinia scandens var. anguina by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Snake-like twisted woody stem.
- Confirm leaf type: Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bauhinia scandens var. anguina.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bauhinia scandens var. anguina
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Bilobed (two leaflets, often butterfly-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bauhinia scandens var. anguina 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 Bauhinia scandens var. anguina itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bauhinia scandens var. anguina
A member of the Caesalpiniaceae family, Bauhinia scandens var. anguina is a woody climber. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Bauhinia scandens var. anguina belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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