Fabaceae

African plume

Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bauhinia

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African plume: Common garden plant in Australian tropical garden. Usually it grows as spreading shrub. The colour of the flowers normally salmon red. Native to South Africa. C — Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Afrikaans: Vlam-van-die-vlakte
Chinese: 非洲羊蹄甲, 嘉氏羊蹄甲
English: African plume, Pride of De Kaap, Pride of the Cape
Finnish: Rusobauhinia

Synonyms

Bauhinia galpinii var. galpinii
Bauhinia punctata Bolle
Perlebia galpinii (N.E.Br.) A.Schmitz

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Vine
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Tatiana Gerus from Brisbane, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dbxsoul, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fan Wen, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.