Bauhinia lunarioides

Short description: Species of legume

Bauhinia lunarioides

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Fabales
Family:  | Fabaceae
Genus:  | Bauhinia
Species:  |

B. lunarioides

Binomial name
Bauhinia lunarioides

A.Gray ex S.Watson

Synonyms

Bauhinia congesta (Britton & Rose) Lundell
Casparia congesta Britton & Rose[1]

Bauhinia lunarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southwestern Texas in the United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Texasplume,[2] Anacacho orchid tree, and pata de vaca.

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 4 m tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are small, white or (rarely) pink, with five petals. The fruit is a pod.

Though limited in range in the wild, it has become increasingly available in nurseries.[3]

## References

1. ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Bauhinia lunarioides | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 2010-10-21 }}
2. ↑ "Bauhinia lunarioides". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BALU. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
3. ↑ "Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides (B. congesta)". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/bauhinialunarioid.htm. Retrieved 2010-10-21.

## External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4873500 entry

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