Bauhinia lunarioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species:
B. lunarioides
Binomial name
Bauhinia lunarioides
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. ↑ "Bauhinia lunarioides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
  2. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Bauhinia lunarioides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides (B. congesta)". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2010-10-21.


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