Family CaesalpinaceaeDistribution: Cultivated plant ; found in South east Asia.Small deciduous tree, leaves deeply bilobed, flowers 3-5 cm long, bright urple in corymbose racemes.
The Brazilian Orchid Tree is found from southeast Brazil to tropical Peru. It is used against diabetes in folk medicine. Photo from the Argentina-Brazil border area.
Tapah, Perak, Malaysia. Bauhinia ferruginea var. ferruginea Roxb. Fabaceae. Large tendrillous climber; habitat lowland and hill forest; fragrant flower. Endemic to Malaysia.Synonyms:Bauhinia hullettii PrainPhanera ferruginea (Roxb.) Benth.Ref. & suggested reading:Provisional Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Peninsular Malaysia.www.chm.frim.gov.my/Member.html
This is a native deciduous tree in Hong Kong. It is distinguished from other Bauhinias in Hong Kong as it flowers in late Autumn till early Winter while other Bauhinia species flower in Spring. This photo was taken in IVE, Tsing Yi, Hong Kong.