Fabaceae
Railroadfence
Bauhinia pauletia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Bauhinia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Railroadfence, Railway fence bauhinia
Synonyms
- Bauhinia chlorantha Brandegee
- Bauhinia leptopetala Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Bauhinia longiflora Rose
- Bauhinia panamensis Spreng.
- Bauhinia parvifolia Seem.
- Bauhinia spinosa Poir.
- Pauletia aculeata Cav.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, 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.