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Bauhinia × blakeana

Dunn (1908)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Bauhinia

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: J. Bot. 46: 325 (1908)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bauhinia × blakeana Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Acc. # 710974001 Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 1525 Kauai BISH 1986-02-19
2 Bauhinia × blakeana Foster Botanic Gardens Preserved_Specimen Hutchison, P.C. 352 Oahu BISH 1967-01-14
3 Bauhinia × blakeana Koloa District. Kalaheo, Kai Ikena Dr. Residential Yard W/ Adonidia, ornementals, and grasses Preserved_Specimen Tree to 18 ft., sprawling. Leaves matte on both surfaces, green on the adaxial surface and light green on the abaxial surface, yellow-green veination on the abaxial surface. Flowers have a pleasant scent at 10:44 AM, petals are fuchsia fading to white towards the proximal end of the petal, lowest petal fading to burg Adams, J. 30 Kauai BISH 2013-11-09
4 Bauhinia × blakeana Honolulu, corner of Makiki and Dominis Streets Street tree 5 m tall. Flowers purple, petals 2-3 in. by 1 in., stamens 5. No pods available. Preserved_Specimen Arakaki, G. Oahu BISH 1998-03-06
5 Bauhinia × blakeana UH Campus Arboretum. Mauka of Art Building in lawn. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Large, healthy, three-stemmed tree. 23ft tall. In bud and flower. Haltom, J. 9 Oahu BISH 2022-10-27
6 Bauhinia × blakeana Waimea; abandoned Mana camp Preserved_Specimen tree of 12'. Young stems yellowish-green with brown lenticels; pedicels pale green at base, becoming yellowish-green along central portion and finally dark green at junction with blade; leaf blade yellowish-green at junction with petiole, then dark, dull green with greyish-green veins, below grey-green with whitish-green veins Flynn, T.W. 3567 Kauai BISH 1989-10-18
7 Bauhinia × blakeana Parking lot at 92-1002 Makakilo Dr Preserved_Specimen Tree ca. 15' tall. Leu, M. 67 Oahu BISH 1987-12-01
8 Bauhinia × blakeana Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Young potted plant; fls. vivid rosy-purple. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-12-30
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