Fabaceae
Bauhinia ungulata
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Bauhinia
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Common names
By language (1)
- Spanish
- Escalera de mono
Synonyms
- Bauhinia cuyabensis var. cuyabensis
- Bauhinia galpinii var. ungulata L.
- Bauhinia macrostachya (Benth.) Baker
- Bauhinia unguiculata Sessé & Moc.
- Cansenia ungulata (L.) Raf.
- Pauletia ungulata (L.) A.Schmitz
Photos

Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: afontenele072, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jeaustin Brenes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Erich Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jeaustin Brenes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Erich Fischer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Makoto Makoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.