Bauhinia

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus: Bauhinia
Sectiones: B. sect. Adenolobus – B. sect. Afrobauhinia – B. sect. Alvesia – B. sect. Amaria – B. sect. Austrocercis – B. sect. Bauhinia – B. sect. Benthamia – B. sect. Championae – B. sect. Micralvesia – B. sect. Palmatifolia – B. sect. Pauletia – B. sect. Pseudobauhinia – B. sect. Pseudophanera – B. sect. Semla – B. sect. Telestria – B. sect. Tubicalyx

Species: B. acreana - B. aculeata - B. acuminata - B. acuruana – B. affinis – B. albicans – B. amambayensis – B. amatlana – B. anatomica – B. andrieuxii – B. ankarafantsikae – B. anomala – B. arborea – B. argentinensis – B. augusti – B. aurantiaca – B. aureopunctata – B. ayabacensis – B. bartlettii – B. bauhinioides – B. beguinotii – B. bicolor – B. × blakeana – B. bohniana – B. bombaciflora – B. bowkeri – B. brachycalyx – B. brachycarpa – B. brevicalyx – B. brevipes – B. bryoniflora – B. burchellii – B. burrowsii – B. buscalionii – B. calliandroides – B. caloneura – B. calycina – B. campestris – B. candelabriformis – B. capuronii – B. catingae – B. cercidifolia – B. chapulhuacania – B. cheilantha – B. cinnamomea – B. coclensis – B. conceptionis – B. concinna – B. conwayi – B. cookii – B. corifolia – B. corniculata – B. coulteri – B. crocea – B. cupulata – B. curvula – B. darainensis – B. decandra – B. decora – B. deserti – B. dimorphophylla – B. dipetala – B. diptera – B. divaricata – B. dubia – B. dumosa – B. eilertsii – B. ellenbeckii – B. erythrocalyx – B. esmeraldasensis – B. estrellensis – B. eucosma – B. euryantha – B. exellii – B. eximia – B. farec – B. flagelliflora – B. flexuosa – B. floribunda – B. forficata – B. fryxellii – B. funchiana – B. fusconervis – B. galpinii – B. gardneri – B. geniculata – B. gilesii – B. glaziovii – B. godefroyi – B. goyazensis – B. grandidieri – B. grandifolia – B. grevei – B. gypsicola – B. hagenbeckii – B. hainanensis – B. haughtii – B. hildebrandtii – B. hirsuta – B. holophylla – B. hostmanniana – B. humilis – B. hypoglauca – B. integerrima – B. involucrans – B. isopetala – B. jenningsii – B. jucunda – B. kalantha – B. kleiniana – B. leichhardtii – B. leptantha – B. leucantha – B. lingyuenensis – B. longicuspis – B. longifolia – B. longipedicellata – B. longiracemosa – B. longistipes – B. lorantha – B. lunarioides – B. macrantha – B. macranthera – B. madagascariensis – B. malacotricha – B. malacotrichoides – B. malmeana – B. marginata – B. marowijnensis – B. martinensis – B. megacarpa – B. melastomatoidea – B. membranacea – B. mendoncae – B. miriamae – B. mollis – B. mombassae – B. monandra – B. moningerae – B. morondavensis – B. multinervia – B. natalensis – B. ombrophila – B. ovata – B. oxysepala – B. pansamalana – B. parkinsonii – B. parviloba – B. pauletia – B. pentandra – B. pervilleana – B. pes-caprae – B. petersiana – B. petiolata – B. pichinchensis – B. picta – B. pinheiroi – B. pinnata – B. piresii – B. platypetala – B. platyphylla – B. podopetala – B. pottsii – B. prainiana – B. pringlei – B. proboscidea – B. pulchella – B. purpurea – B. ramirezii – B. ramosissima – B. retifolia – B. rhodacantha – B. richardiana – B. riparia – B. rubeleruziana – B. rufa – B. saccocalyx – B. saigonensis – B. saksuwaniae – B. seleriana – B. seminarioi – B. smilacifolia – B. stenantha – B. subclavata – B. subrotundifolia – B. taitensis – B. tarapotensis – B. tenella – B. tessmannii – B. thailandica – B. thompsonii – B. tomentosa – B. tuichiensis – B. uberlandiana – B. ungulata – B. urbaniana – B. uruguayensis – B. variegata – B. venustula – B. versteegii – B. vespertilio – B. viorna – B. viridescens – B. weberbaueri – B. wunderlinii – B. xerophyta
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bauhinia 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 04. Reference page.

Name

Bauhinia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 374 (1753); Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 177 (1754).

Type species Bauhinia divaricata L. (designated by Linnaeus, Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 177. 1754, vide Farr & Zijlstra, 1996–; designated also by Hitchcock, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 152 (1929) as lectotype)
Invalid type designation: Bauhinia aculeata N.L. Britton & Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico Virgin Is. 5: 362 (1924), under the American code

Synonyms

Homotypic
Mandarus Raf., Sylva Tell. 122 (1838).
Heterotypic
Alvesia Welw., Ann. Cons. Ultamar. (Portugal), Parte Não Off., Ser. 1 (“Apont.”) 1858: 587, nom. rej. vs. Alvesia Welw. 1869 (Lamiaceae).
Typus: Alvesia bauhinioides Welw.
Amaria S.Mutis ex Caldas, Semanario Nueva Granada 2: 25 (1810).
Typus: Amaria petiolata S. Mutis ex DC., vide Britton & Killip (Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 35: 164 (1936)).
Ariaria Cuervo, Prehist. Viajes 219 (1893).
Typus: Ariaria superba Cuervo
Cansenia Raf., Sylva Tellur. 122 (1838).
Typus: Cansenia ungulata (L.) Raf., vide Wunderlin (Rhodora 78: 753 (1976)).
Caspareopsis Britton & Rose, N. Amer. Fl. 23: 217 (1930).
Typus: Caspareopsis monandra (Kurz) Britton & Rose
Casparia Kunth, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 1: 85 (1824).
Typus: Casparia pes-caprae (Cav.) Kunth., vide Britton and Rose (N. Amer. Fl. 23: 208. 1930).
Monoteles Raf., Sylva Tellur. 122 (1838).
Typus: Monoteles paradoxa Raf.
Pauletia Cav., Icon. 5: 5 (1799).
Typus: Pauletia inermis Cav., vide de Wit (Reinwardtia 3: 391 (1956)).
Perlebia Mart. in Martius & Spix, Reise Bras. 2: 555 (1828).
Typus: Perlebia bauhinioides Mart.
Telestria Raf., Sylva Tellur. 122 (1838).
Typus: Telestria purpurea (L.) Raf., vide Wunderlin (Rhodora 78: 757 (1976)).

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 374. Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1754. Genera Plantarum, ed. 5: 177. Reference page.

Additional references

Hitchcock, A.S. & Green, M.L. 1929. Standard species of Linnaean genera of Phanerogamae (1753–1754). pp. 111–195 in International Botanical Congress. Cambridge (England), 1930. Nomenclature. Proposals by British Botanists. His Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 152

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bauhinia 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 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bauhinia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 04 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Bauhinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04.
Hassler, M. 2020. Bauhinia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Bauhinia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2018 Dec 19.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Bauhinien
suomi: Bauhiniat, perhospuut
עברית: בוהיניה
հայերեն: Բաուհինիա
svenska: Bauhiniasläktet
தமிழ்: ஆத்தி
తెలుగు: బాహీనియా
lea faka-Tonga: Fehimuli
Tiếng Việt: Chi Ban
中文: 羊蹄甲属

Bauhinia /boʊˈhɪniə/[3] is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae[4] and tribe Bauhinieae,[5] in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Johann, Swiss-French botanists.

Many species are widely planted in the tropics as orchid trees, particularly in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Nepal and southeastern China. Other common names include mountain ebony and kachnar (India and Pakistan). Before the family was reorganised,[4] a number of genera including the lianas Lasiobema and Phanera were placed here (see related genera).

In the United States, the trees grow in Hawaii, coastal California, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Bauhinia × blakeana is the floral emblem of Hong Kong—a stylized orchid tree flower appears on the flag of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Airlines uses 'Bauhinia' as its radio callsign in air traffic communication.

Description

Bauhinia trees typically reach a height of 6–12 m and their branches spread 3–6 m outwards. The lobed leaves usually are 10–15 cm across.

The five-petaled flowers are 7.5–12.5 cm diameter, generally in shades of red, pink, purple, orange, or yellow, and are often fragrant. The tree begins flowering in late winter and often continues to flower into early summer. Depending on the species, Bauhinia flowers are usually in magenta, mauve, pink or white hues with crimson highlights.
Cultivation

Propagation of Bauhinia species is from seeds or cuttings. They thrive in alkaline soils and do not tolerate salty conditions. Full sun exposure is preferred but they can be grown under partial sun. Generous watering is needed during summer; moderate moisture required in winter.
Bauhinia acuminata
Bauhinia thonningii in South Africa
Bauhinia vahlii

Species
Accepted species

Bauhinia includes at least the following species:[6][7][8]

Bauhinia acreana Harms
Bauhinia aculeata L.
subsp. aculeata L.
subsp. grandiflora (Juss.) Wunderlin
Bauhinia acuminata L.—dwarf white orchid tree
Bauhinia acuruana Moric.
Bauhinia amambayensis Fortunato
Bauhinia ampla Span.
var. ampla Span.
var. schlechteri (Harms) K.Larsen & Sunarno
Bauhinia anatomica Link
Bauhinia andrieuxii Hemsl.
Bauhinia angulicaulis Harms
Bauhinia ankarafantsikae Du Puy & R. Rabev.
Bauhinia anomala Hassl.
Bauhinia apertilobata Merr. & F.P. Metcalf
Bauhinia arborea Wunderlin
Bauhinia argentinensis Burkart
var. argentinensis Burkart
var. megasiphon (Burkart) Fortunato
Bauhinia armata Otto
Bauhinia aromatica Ducke
Bauhinia augusti Harms
Bauhinia aurantiaca Bojer
Bauhinia aureopunctata Ducke
Bauhinia baina J.F. Macbr.
Bauhinia bartlettii B. L. Turner
Bauhinia bauhinioides (Mart.) J.F. Macbr.
Bauhinia beguinotii Cufod.
var. beguinotii Cufod.
var. gorgonae (Cowan) Wunderlin
Bauhinia bicolor D. Dietr.
Bauhinia bombaciflora Ducke
Bauhinia bowkeri Harv.
Bauhinia brachycalyx Ducke
Bauhinia brachycarpa Wall. ex Benth.
var. brachycarpa Benth.
var. cavaleriei (H.Lev.) T.Chen
var. densiflora (Franch.) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
Bauhinia brasiliensis Vogel
Bauhinia brevicalyx Du Puy & R. Rabev.
Bauhinia brevipes Vogel
Bauhinia burchellii Benth.
Bauhinia buscalionii Mattei
Bauhinia calliandroides Rusby
Bauhinia caloneura Malme
Bauhinia calycina Gagnep.
Bauhinia campestris Malme
Bauhinia candelabriformis Cowan
Bauhinia capuronii Du Puy & R. Rabev.
Bauhinia cataholo Hoehne
Bauhinia catingae Harms
Bauhinia cercidifolia D.X. Zhang
Bauhinia chalkos Cowan
Bauhinia chapadensis Malme
Bauhinia chapulhuacania Wunderlin
Bauhinia cheilantha (Bong.) Steud.
Bauhinia cinnamomea DC.
Bauhinia claviflora L. Chen
Bauhinia coclensis R. Torres
Bauhinia concinna Drake
Bauhinia concreta Craib
Bauhinia conwayi Rusby
Bauhinia cookii Britton & Rose
Bauhinia corniculata Benth.
Bauhinia coulteri J.F. Macbr.
Bauhinia cupulata Benth.
Bauhinia curvula Benth.
Bauhinia cuyabensis Steud.
Bauhinia decandra Du Puy & R. Rabev.
Bauhinia deserti (Britton & Rose) Lundell
Bauhinia dewitii K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
Bauhinia dimorphophylla Hoehne
Bauhinia dioscoreifolia L. Chen
Bauhinia dipetala Hemsl.
Bauhinia divaricata L.
Bauhinia dolichocalyx Merr.
Bauhinia dumosa Benth.
Bauhinia eilertsii Pulle
Bauhinia ellenbeckii Harms
Bauhinia erythrocalyx Wunderlin
Bauhinia esquirolii Gagnep.
Bauhinia estrellensis Hassl.
Bauhinia exellii Torre & Hillc.
Bauhinia farek Desv.
Bauhinia flagelliflora Wunderlin
Bauhinia floribunda Desv.
Bauhinia forficata J.H.F.Link—Brazilian orchid tree
subsp. forficata J.H.F.Link
subsp. pruinosa (Vogel) Fortunato & Wunderlin
Bauhinia fryxellii Wunderlin
Bauhinia fusconervis D. Dietr.
Bauhinia galpinii N.E. Br.—red orchid tree
Bauhinia gardneri Benth.
Bauhinia geminata Vogel
Bauhinia gilesii F. Muell. & Bailey
Bauhinia glaziovii Taub.
Bauhinia godefroyi Gagnep.
Bauhinia goyazensis Harms
Bauhinia grandidieri Baill.
Bauhinia grandifolia D. Dietr.
Bauhinia grevei Drake
Bauhinia gypsicola McVaugh
Bauhinia hagenbeckii Harms
Bauhinia hainanensis Merr. & Chun
Bauhinia haughtii Wunderlin
Bauhinia hiemalis Malme
Bauhinia hildebrandtii Vatke
Bauhinia hirsuta Weinm.
Bauhinia hirsutiflora Vaz
Bauhinia hirta Steud.
Bauhinia huberi Ducke
Bauhinia humilis Rusby
Bauhinia hypoglauca T. Chen
Bauhinia integerrima Benth.
Bauhinia involucrans Gagnep.
Bauhinia jenningsii P. Wilson
Bauhinia jucunda Brandegee
Bauhinia kalantha Harms
Bauhinia kleiniana Burkart
Bauhinia lamprophylla Harms
Bauhinia leiopetala Benth.
Bauhinia leptantha Malme
Bauhinia leucantha Thulin
Bauhinia lingyuenensis T. Chen
Bauhinia longicuspis Benth.
var. bicuspidata (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
var. longicuspis Benth.
Bauhinia longifolia (Bong.) Steud.
Bauhinia longipedicellata Ducke
Bauhinia longistipes T. Chen
Bauhinia lorantha Gagnep.
Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson
Bauhinia macranthera Hemsl.
Bauhinia macrophylla Poir.
Bauhinia madagascariensis Desv.
Bauhinia malacotricha Harms
Bauhinia malacotrichoides Cowan
Bauhinia marginata D. Dietr.
Bauhinia martinensis J.F. Macbr.
Bauhinia membranacea Benth.
Bauhinia mendoncae Torre & Hillc.
Bauhinia miriamae R. Torres
Bauhinia mollis (Bong.) D. Dietr.
var. mollis (Bong.) D. Dietr.
var. notophila (Griseb.) Fortunato
Bauhinia mombassae Vatke
Bauhinia monandra Kurz—pink orchid tree
Bauhinia morondavensis Du Puy & R. Rabev.
Bauhinia multinervia (Kunth) DC.
Bauhinia natalensis Hook.
Bauhinia nitida Benth.
Bauhinia obtusata Vogel
Bauhinia ombrophila Du Puy & R. Rabev.
Bauhinia ovata Vogel
Bauhinia oxysepala Gagnep.
Bauhinia pansamalana Donn. Sm.
Bauhinia paucinervata T. Chen
Bauhinia pauletia Pers.
Bauhinia pentandra (Bong.) Steud.
Bauhinia pervilleana Baill.
Bauhinia pes-caprae Cav.
Bauhinia petersiana Bolle
subsp. macrantha (Oliv.) Brummitt & J.H.Ross
subsp. petersiana Bolle
Bauhinia petiolata (DC.) Hook.
Bauhinia pichinchensis Wunderlin
Bauhinia picta (Kunth) DC.
Bauhinia pinheiroi Wunderlin
Bauhinia platypetala Benth.
Bauhinia platyphylla Benth.
Bauhinia podopetala Baker
Bauhinia pottsii G.Don
var. decipiens (Craib) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
var. mollissima (Prain) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen
var. pottsii G.Don
var. subsessilis (Craib) de Wit
var. velutina (Wall. ex Benth.) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
Bauhinia prainiana Craib
Bauhinia pringlei S. Watson
Bauhinia pulchella Benth.
Bauhinia pulla Craib
Bauhinia purpurea L.
Bauhinia racemosa Lam.
Bauhinia ramirezii Reynoso
Bauhinia ramosissima Hemsl.
Bauhinia rhodacantha Desv.
Bauhinia richardiana DC.
Bauhinia roxburghiana Voigt
Bauhinia rubeleruziana Donn. Sm.
Bauhinia rufescens Lam.
Bauhinia rusbyi Britton
Bauhinia rutenbergiana Vatke
Bauhinia saccocalyx Pierre
Bauhinia seleriana Harms
Bauhinia seminarioi Harms ex Eggers
Bauhinia semla Wunderlin
Bauhinia sessilifolia (DC.) Quinones
Bauhinia smilacifolia Benth.
Bauhinia somalensis Pic. Serm. & Roti Mich.
Bauhinia stenantha Diels
Bauhinia stenocardia Standl.
Bauhinia subclavata Benth.
Bauhinia subrotundifolia Cav.
Bauhinia taitensis Taub.
Bauhinia tarapotensis Benth.
Bauhinia tenella Benth.
Bauhinia tessmannii Harms
Bauhinia tomentosa L.
Bauhinia tumupasensis Rusby
Bauhinia ungulata L.
Bauhinia urbaniana Schinz
Bauhinia urocalyx Harms
Bauhinia uruguayensis Benth.
Bauhinia variegata L.
Bauhinia venustula T. Chen
Bauhinia verrucosa Vogel
Bauhinia vespertilio S. Moore
Bauhinia viorna J.F. Macbr.
Bauhinia viridescens Desv.
var. laui (Merr.) T.Chen
var. viridescens Desv.
Bauhinia viscidula Harms
Bauhinia weberbaueri Harms
Bauhinia wunderlinii R. Torres
Bauhinia xerophyta Du Puy & R. Rabev.

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[8]

Bauhinia abyssinica A.Rich.
Bauhinia acuminata Bruce
Bauhinia aimouta Steud.
Bauhinia amatlana Wunderlin
Bauhinia andax DeWitt
Bauhinia angularis Harms ex Glaz.
Bauhinia angulata Vell.
Bauhinia articulata Oliv.
Bauhinia ayabacensis Wunderlin
Bauhinia bacuria Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Bauhinia baueriana Steud.
Bauhinia benzoin Kotschy ex Schweinf.
Bauhinia bequaerti De Wild.
Bauhinia bryoniflora Franch.
Bauhinia burkeana Benth. ex Harv. & Sond.
Bauhinia cancara Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
Bauhinia candelabriformis R.S. Cowan
Bauhinia choriophylla Vogel
Bauhinia cissoides Welw. ex Oliv.
Bauhinia compacta Regel
Bauhinia congesta—Anacacho orchid tree[9]
Bauhinia cookii Rose
Bauhinia crocea Drake
Bauhinia cucullata Desv.
Bauhinia cumingiana (Benth.) Fern.-Vill.
Bauhinia depauperata Glaz.
Bauhinia dobbierum Rose
Bauhinia dubia G. Don
Bauhinia eriophora Ten.
Bauhinia esmeraldasensis Wunderlin
Bauhinia eximia Miq.
Bauhinia fabrilis (de Wit) K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen
Bauhinia farec Desv.
Bauhinia geniculata Wunderlin
Bauhinia grahami Steud.
Bauhinia grandifolia Steud.
Bauhinia herrerae (Britton & Rose) Standl. & Steyerm.
Bauhinia holzei F.Muell.
Bauhinia hostmanniana Miq.
Bauhinia hypochrysa T.C. Chen
Bauhinia hypoglauca Tang & F.T. Wang ex T.C. Chen
Bauhinia indica Ladd ex Loud
Bauhinia isopetala Griff.
Bauhinia jenningsii Paul G. Wilson
Bauhinia leichhardtii F.Muell.
Bauhinia lingyuenensis T.C. Chen
Bauhinia longiracemosa Hayata
Bauhinia longiseta Fróes
Bauhinia longistipes T.C. Chen
Bauhinia longistyla Benth.
Bauhinia maculata Ten.
Bauhinia maglesia Lindl.
Bauhinia malacotrichoides R.S. Cowan
Bauhinia marlothii Engl.
Bauhinia marowijnensis Kleinh.
Bauhinia montana Lanza
Bauhinia mucora Bolle
Bauhinia ovatifolia T.C. Chen
Bauhinia parkinsonii C.E.C.Fisch.
Bauhinia paucinervata T.C. Chen
Bauhinia persichii F.Muell.
Bauhinia pinnata Blanco
Bauhinia platisiliqua Steud.
Bauhinia platysiliqua Perr. ex DC.
Bauhinia polyacantha Steud.
Bauhinia polyantha Vogel
Bauhinia purpurea Wall.
Bauhinia pyrrhocarpa Hochst.
Bauhinia reniformis Royle ex Baker
Bauhinia rubescens Pers.
Bauhinia ruficarpa Desv.
Bauhinia scortechinii Prain ex King
Bauhinia sellowiana Vogel
Bauhinia stenoscypha Baker
Bauhinia strychnoidea Prain ex King
Bauhinia subclavala Benth.
Bauhinia superba Steud.
Bauhinia tamarindacea Delile
Bauhinia tenuis Span.
Bauhinia teysmanniana Scheff.
Bauhinia timorensis Decne.
Bauhinia timoriana Steud.
Bauhinia timoriensis Baker
Bauhinia trichosepala (L.P.Queiroz) Wunderlin & Eilers
Bauhinia tuichiensis Cayola & A. Fuentes
Bauhinia umbriana Britton & Killip
Bauhinia vahlii Villar
Bauhinia venustula T.C. Chen
Bauhinia welwischii Oliv.

Hybrids

One hybrid is known:[7]

Bauhinia × blakeana S. T. Dunn (Bauhinia variegata × Bauhinia purpurea)—Hong Kong orchid tree

Fossils

Several fossils of Bauhinia species have been discovered:

†Bauhinia cheniae Qi Wang, Z. Q. Song, Y. F. Chen, S. Shen & Z. Y. Li[10]
†Bauhinia cretacea Newberry[11]
†Bauhinia fotana F.M.B. Jacques et al.[12]
†Bauhinia gigantea Newberry[13]
†Bauhinia gracilis J.R. Tao[14]
†Bauhinia larsenii D.X. Zhang & Y. F. Chen[15]
†Bauhinia ningmingensis Qi Wang, Z. Q. Song, Y. F. Chen, S. Shen & Z. Y. Li[10]
†Bauhinia potosiana Berry[16]
†Bauhinia thonningii Schum.[17]
†Bauhinia ungulatoides Y.X.Lin, W.O.Wong, G.L.Shi, S.Shen & Z.Y.Li[18]
†Bauhinia wenshanensis H.H. Meng & Z.K. Zhou[19]
†Bauhinia wyomingiana Brown[20][21]

Segregated genera
Species in the genera Barklya, Gigasiphon, Lasiobema, Lysiphyllum, Phanera, Piliostigma, Schnella, and Tylosema are sometimes included in Bauhinia (sensu lato).

References

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