MULTILINGUAL MULTISCRIPT PLANT NAME DATABASE

Sorting Bauhinia names

Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 


Bauhinia aculeata L.

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia affinis Vogel, Bauhinia albicans Vogel, Bauhinia albiflora Britt. & Rose, Bauhinia bredemeyeri Vogel, Bauhinia emarginata Mill., Bauhinia glandulosa (Kunth) DC., Bauhinia mirandina Pittier, Bauhinia mollicella S. F.Blake , Bauhinia mollifolia Pittier , Bauhinia notophila Griseb. , Bauhinia rotundata Mill. , Bauhinia schultzei Harms , Bauhinia tomentosa sensu Maycock non L. , Bauhinia ungula Jacq. , Bauhinia ungula Willd. ex Steud., Pauletia affinis (Vogel) Schmitz, Pauletia glandulosa Kunth

ENGLISH : Prickly bauhinia.

FRENCH : Bauhinie hérissée.

GERMAN :  Awaiting feedback.

SPANISH : Cimbrapoto, Pata de cabra, Pata de vaca, Urape (Venezuela).

Bauhinia aculeata L. subsp. aculeata

 

Bauhinia aculeata L. subsp. grandiflora (Juss.) Wunderlin

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia grandiflora Juss.

CHINESE :   大花馬蹄豆.

GERMAN : Großblütige Bauhinie.

Bauhinia acuminata L.

CHINESE :   白花羊蹄甲   Bai hua yang ti jia,      馬蹄豆   (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Dwarf white bauhinia, Mountain ebony, Orchid shrub, Orchid tree.

FRENCH : Ebènier de montagne, Sénné bâtard.

GERMAN : Bergebenholz, Unächte senna.

ITALIAN : Bauhinia, Ebano montano.

TURKISH : Bohinia, Dagh abanoz1.

Bauhinia alba Buch. Ham ex Wall.

CHINESE :  白花洋紫荊   Bai hua yang zi jing.

ENGLISH : White-flowered orchid tree.

 

Photograph of flower at Tropical Rainforest Houseplant Seeds.

Bauhinia x blakeana Dunn.

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia blakeana Dunn.

CHINESE :   红花羊蹄甲   Hong hua yang ti jia,    洋紫荊   Yang zi jing  (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Hong Kong orchid tree, Purple orchid tree.

SPANISH : Arbol orquídea de Hong Kong.

Bauhinia carronii F. Muell.

ENGLISH : Northern bean tree (Aust.), Queensland ebony (Aust.), Red bauhinia.

Bauhinia divaricata L.

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia adansoniana Guill. & Perr. , Bauhinia amblyophylla Harms , Bauhinia americana Laun. , Bauhinia aurita Aiton , Bauhinia caribaea Jenn. , Bauhinia confusa Rose , Bauhinia divaricata Lam. , Bauhinia divaricata var. angustiloba Ekman ex Urb. , Bauhinia furcata Desv. , Bauhinia goldmanii Rose , Bauhinia lamarckiana DC. , Bauhinia latifolia Cav. , Bauhinia mexicana Vogel , Bauhinia peninsularis Brandegee , Bauhinia porrecta Sw. , Bauhinia racemifera Desv. , Bauhinia retusa Poir. , Bauhinia schlechtendaliana M.Martens & Galeotti , Bauhinia versicolor Bertol. Casparea amblyophylla (Harms) Britt. & Rose, Casparea aurita Griseb., Casparea confusa (Rose) Britt. & Rose, Casparea divaricata (L.) Kunth ex Britt. & Rose, Casparea furcata (Desv.) B.D.Jacks., Casparea latifolia (Cav.) Kunth ex B.D.Jacks., Casparea mexicana (Vogel) Britt. & Rose, Casparea peninsularis (Brandegee) Britt. & Rose, Casparea porrecta (Sw.) Kunth ex B.D.Jacks., Casparea porrecta (Sw.) Kunth ex Griseb., Casparea schlechtendaliana (M. Martens & Galeotti) Britt. & Rose, Casparea versicolor (Bertol.) Britt. & Rose, Mandarus divaricata (L.) Raf.

ENGLISH : Bullhoof bauhinia, Bull hoof (Jamaica), Cow hoof, Cowfoot, Goathoof (Belize), Moco john (Jamaica), Orchid tree, Small bullhoof (Belize).

FRENCH : Bois caleçon (Haiti), Bwa kalson (Creole, Haiti), Petit caleçon (Haiti), Tikalson (Creole, Haiti).

GERMAN :   Awaiting feedback.

SPANISH : Barba de mantel, Calzoncillo, Huella de chivo (Dominican Republic), Pata de cabra, Pata de chivo (Dominican Republic), Pata de vaca (Belize, Cuba), Pato de chivo, Pie de cabra, Pie de chivo (Dominican Republic), Pie de vaca.

 

Bauhinia esculenta Burch.

ENGLISH : Gemsbok bean, Marama bean.

Bauhinia forficata Link

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia candicans Benth.

ENGLISH : Orchid tree.

SPANISH : Arbol orquídea.

Bauhinia galpinii N. E. Br.

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia punctata Bolle, nom. illeg.

ENGLISH : African orchid tree, Nasturtium bauhinia, Red butterfly tree.

FRENCH : Bauhinia rouge.

Bauhinia grandiflora Juss. -> Bauhinia aculeata L. subsp. grandiflora (Juss.) Wunderlin

 

Bauhinia monandra Kurz

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia kappleri Sagot, Bauhinia krugii Urban

ENGLISH : Butterfly flower, Jerusalem date, Napoleon's plume, Orchid shrub, Pink butterfly tree, Pink orchid tree, St. Thomas tree.

FRENCH : Bauhinia à fleurs roses.

PORTUGUESE : Mariposa (Guam).

Bauhinia petersiana Bolle

GERMAN : Bauhinie.

Bauhinia punctata Bolle, nom. illeg. -> Bauhinia galpinii N. E. Br.

 

Bauhnia purpurea DC. Ex Walp.

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhnia triandra Roxb., Caspareopsis purpurea (L.) Pittier, Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.

ENGLISH : Purple baihunia.

PORTUGESE : Pie de cabra.

SPANISH : Pata de vaca, Ramo de orquídea.

 

Bauhinia purpurea L.

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia triandra Roxb.

CHINESE :    紫羊蹄甲   Zi yang ti jia,  羊蹄甲   Yang ti jia  (Taiwan).

ENGLISH : Pink butterfly tree (Fiji), Purple butterfly tree, Purple orchid tree, Camel's foot, Orchidtree, Purple bauhinia.

FRENCH : Bauhinia à fleurs pourpres.

GERMAN : Purpurfarbener Orchideenbaum, Purpurrote Bauhinie.

PORTUGUESE : Pie de cabra.

SPANISH : Palo de orquídeas.

 

Bauhinia purpurea L. var. alba Bailey

CHINESE :   粉白羊蹄甲   Fen bai yang ti jia.

Bauhinia tomentosa L.

CHINESE :    黄花羊蹄甲  Huang hua yang ti jia,  黃花洋紫荊   Huang hua yang zi jing  (Taiwan).

ENGLISH :  Orchid shrub, Yellow butterfly tree.

GERMAN : Filzige Bauhinie.

PORTUGUESE : Mariposa.

SPANISH : Flor de Azufre (Argentina), Guacamaya americana.

Bauhinia variegata L.

SYNONYM(S) : Bauhinia candida Ait., Bauhinia purpurea auct.

CHINESE :     白花羊紫荊     (Taiwan),  Yang ti jia.

ENGLISH : Butterfly tree, Mountain ebony, Orchid tree, Poor man's orchid.

FRENCH : Arbre de Saint-Thomas.

GERMAN : Bunte Bauhinie, Buntfarbene Vauhinie.

HINDI : Kachnar.

PORTUGUESE : Arvore de São-Thomaz, Unha-de-vaca (Brazil).

SPANISH : Arbol orquídea, Pata de vaca.

 

 

REFERENCES
General Bibliography

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REFERENCES
Complementary / Specific

 

Connor K. F. 2003, Fabaceae (Bean Family). Part II - Species Descriptions. Bauhinia purpurea Dc. Ex Walp. Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service. Reforestation, Nurseries, & Genetics Resources (RNGR) Publications.

EURODICAUTOM, On-line Technical Dictionary in 12 languages provided by the European Commission < http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/login.jsp >.

ILDIS - World Database of Legumes. Version 6.05, 9th July 2002. < http://www.ildis.org/ >.

Mabberley D.J. 1997, The Plant-Book : a Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants, 2d Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

USDA, ARS, 2002, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?bauhunia (05 January 2005).

Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.

Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.

 

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