Bauhinia acuminata

Bauhinia acuminata

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 acuminata

Name

Bauhinia acuminata L., 1753

Synonyms

• Bauhinia linnaei Ali
• Casparia acuminata (L.) Heynh.
• Mandarus acuminata (L.) Raf.
• Pauletia acuminata (L.) A.Schmitz

Homonyms

• Bauhinia acuminata Vell. = Schnella macrostachya Raddi

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Philippines Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory Introduced into: Cambodia, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Windward Is., 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 acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bauhinia acuminata. Published online. Accessed: Sep 04 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Bauhinia acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bauhinia acuminata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

தமிழ்: வெள்ளை மந்தாரை
తెలుగు: దేవకాంచనం
ไทย: กาหลง
中文: 白花洋蹄甲

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