Bauhinia purpurea

Bauhinia purpurea

Bauhinia purpurea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species: Bauhinia purpurea

Name

Bauhinia purpurea L., 1753.

Synonyms

• Bauhinia castrata Blanco
• Bauhinia coromandeliana DC.
• Bauhinia kurzii Prain
• Bauhinia rosea Kurz
• Bauhinia triandra Roxb.
• Caspareopsis purpurea (L.) Pittier
• Casparia castrata (Blanco) Hassk.
• Perlebia purpurea (L.) A.Schmitz
• Phanera kurzii (Prain) Thoth.
• Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.
• Phanera rosea Rich. ex Teijsm. & Binn.
• Telestria purpurea (L.) Raf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan Introduced into: Andaman Is., Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Iraq, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Mexico Central, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : 375.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bauhinia purpurea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bauhinia purpurea. Published online. Accessed Sep 05 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Bauhinia purpurea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 05 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: ৰঙা কাঞ্চন
বাংলা: দেবকাঞ্চন, রাঙা কাঞ্চন
हिन्दी: कोविदार, कचनार
नेपाली: टाँकी
中文: 紅花洋蹄甲

For more multimedia, look at Bauhinia purpurea on Wikimedia Commons. (en)