Bauhinia variegata

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 variegata

Name

Bauhinia variegata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 375 (1753)

Type-protologue: Habitat in Malabariæ, Maderæ arenosis. . "Chovanna-mandaru" in Rheede, Hort. Malab., 1: 57, t. 32, 1678, vide Isely, 1975.

Neotype: Reporter on Economic Products to the Government of India 12187 ("Bodhupore, Bogra, Bengal", 16 February 1897; L.1965147^(GBIF) [sh. no. 908.112-142, designated by de Wit 1956: 412]).

Synonyms

Bauhinia alba Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Bauhinia cancara Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
Bauhinia candida Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 49 (1789)
Bauhinia chinensis Vogel
Bauhinia cucullata Desv.
Bauhinia variegata var. alboflava de Wit, Reinwardtia 3(4): 412–413 (1956)
- Note: de Wit cites B. candida under this name.
- Type: Kiah s.n. (25 January 1928; Holotype: SING).
- Type locality: Singapore. Singapore Bot. Gard., Lawn Z.
Bauhinia variegata var. candida Voigt
Bauhinia variegata var. candida (Aiton) Buch.-Ham.
Bauhinia variegata var. purpurascens Voigt
Perlebia variegata (L.) A.Schmitz
Perlebia variegata var. alboflava (de Wit) A.Schmitz
Phanera variegata (L.) Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central (Yunnan).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Panama.
Introduced into:
- Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest (Salta), Bahamas, Bolivia, California, Cambodia, China Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Ethiopia, Florida, Ghana, Haiti, Iraq, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mexico Central, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Doubtfully present in:
- West Himalaya

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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.

Additional references

Chen, D.-z., Zhang, D.-x., Larsen, K. & Larsen, S.S. 2010. Bauhinia variegata. Pp. 7, 9, 10 in Wu, Zh.Y., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 10: Fabaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-91-7. efloras Reference page.
de Wit, H.C.D. 1956. A revision of Malaysian Bauhinieae. Reinwardtia 3(4): 381–539. DOI: 10.55981/reinwardtia.1956.984 [nonfunctional] (PDF). Reference page.
Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States. II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 25(2): 1–228. Reference page. [see page 191]
Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana Nueva Serie, 7(2): 208–278. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2019.72.861 . Appendix 1 (PDF). Reference page. [see App. 1, page 477 (as B. variegata var. candida)]

Links

Bauhinia variegata L., Catalogue of Life. Accessed: 22 June 2024.

Chadburn, H., 2012. Bauhinia variegata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19893142A20028421.en.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bauhinia variegata. Accessed: 2024 June 21.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Bauhinia variegata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bauhinia variegata. Published online. Accessed: 5 September 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Bauhinia variegata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 September 2020.
Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス」). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2024 June 21

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: বগা কাঞ্চন
বাংলা: কাঞ্চন
English: Mountain Ebony
suomi: Kirjobauhinia
日本語: フイリソシンカ
ລາວ: ບານ
Bahasa Melayu: Akbar Tapak Kerbau
မြန်မာဘာသာ: ဘွဲ့ချဉ်
ไทย: เสี้ยวดอกขาว
中文: 宮粉洋蹄甲

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