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Bauhinia divaricata L.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Bauhinia

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Bauhinia divaricata: Cultivar "Purpurea" Brisbane Botanic Gardens.
Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
叉分羊蹄甲

Synonyms

  • Bauhinia amblyophylla Harms
  • Bauhinia americana Laun.
  • Bauhinia americana Delaun.
  • Bauhinia americana Loisel.
  • Bauhinia aurita Aiton
  • Bauhinia caribaea Jenn.
  • Bauhinia caribaea Jennings
  • Bauhinia confusa Rose
  • Bauhinia divaricata var. angustiloba Ekman ex Urb.
  • Bauhinia furcata Desv.
  • Bauhinia goldmanii Rose
  • Bauhinia lamarckiana DC.
  • Bauhinia latifolia Cav.
  • Bauhinia mexicana Vogel
  • Bauhinia oaxacana (Britton) Standl.
  • Bauhinia peninsularis Brandegee
  • Bauhinia porrecta Sw.
  • Bauhinia racemifera Desf.
  • Bauhinia retusa Poir.
  • Bauhinia schlechtendaliana M.Martens & Galeotti
  • Bauhinia versicolor Bertol.
  • Casparea amblyophylla (Harms) Britton & Rose
  • Casparea aurita Griseb.
  • Casparea confusa (Rose) Britton & Rose
  • Casparea divaricata (L.) Britton & Rose
  • Casparea furcata (Desv.) Jacks.
  • Casparea latifolia (Cav.) Jacks.
  • Casparea mexicana (Vogel) Britton & Rose
  • Casparea peninsularis (Brandegee) Britton & Rose
  • Casparea porrecta (Sw.) Griseb.
  • Casparea porrecta (Sw.) Jacks.
  • Casparea schlechtendaliana (M.Martens & Galeotti) Britton
  • Casparea versicolor (Bertol.) Britton & Rose
  • Casparia amblyophylla (Harms) Britton & Rose
  • Casparia aurita (Aiton) Griseb.
  • Casparia confusa (Rose) Britton & Rose
  • Casparia divaricata Kunth ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Casparia divaricata (L.) Kunth ex Britton & Rose
  • Casparia furcata (Desv.) B.D.Jacks.
  • Casparia latifolia (Cav.) Kunth ex Seem.

and 7 more.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.