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Bauhinia forficata

Link (1821)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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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: Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 404 (1821)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Bauhinia forficata Koloa; Allerton Gardens (Lawai Kai), Lawai Valley, opposite fruit tree orchard under trees Preserved_Specimen tree of 8 m; 25 cm diam. Branches erect-spreading, twigs spiny. Calyx light green, petals limp, petals and filaments white, ovary and stigma green. Flowers fraintly sweet fragrant (9 am) Lorence, D.H. 6583 Kauai BISH 1990-08-06
2 Bauhinia forficata Koloa, Lawai Valley, Lawai-Kai Preserved_Specimen Tree of 25'. Stems whitish-green, spiny. Leaves dark, dull green above, pale green below with whitish-green veins Flynn, T.W. 3323 Kauai BISH 1989-04-13
3 Bauhinia forficata Koloa, Lawai Valley, Lawai-Kai Preserved_Specimen tree of 25'. Older stems whitish. Leaves dark, semi-glossy green above, dull, grey-green below with glossy yellow-green veins. Calyx greenish-white. Petals white Flynn, T.W. 3456 Kauai BISH 1989-07-15
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