| Bauhinia lunarioides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bauhinia |
| Species: | B. lunarioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bauhinia congesta (Britton & Rose) Lundell | |
Bauhinia lunarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southwestern Texas in the United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Texasplume, Anacacho orchid tree, and pata de vaca.
It is a small deciduous tree growing to 4 m tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are small, white or (rarely) pink, with five petals. The fruit is a pod.
Though limited in range in the wild, it has become increasingly available in nurseries.
References
- "Bauhinia lunarioides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
- NRCS. "Bauhinia lunarioides". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- "Anacacho Orchid Tree Bauhinia lunarioides (B. congesta)". Benny Simpson's Texas Native Shrubs. Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2010-10-21.
External links
Media related to Bauhinia lunarioides at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Bauhinia lunarioides at Wikispecies
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