Bauhinia divaricata L.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Bauhinia

Characteristics

A perennial evergreen tree. It grows 3-3.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses environmental use material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Diuretics (plant exudate), Menstruation-inducing agents (plant exudate), Jaundice (unspecified), Rinderpest (unspecified), Cholera (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Palpitation (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stomach (unspecified), Wounds and injuries (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Bauhinia divaricata leaf picture by Gisela Salvatierra Soñanes (cc-by-sa)
Bauhinia divaricata leaf picture by Gisela Salvatierra Soñanes (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Bauhinia divaricata flower picture by Gisela Salvatierra Soñanes (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Bauhinia divaricata world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Mauritius, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and United States of America

Conservation status

Bauhinia divaricata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316400-2
WFO ID wfo-0000183531
COL ID L3XP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 639336
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Casparea versicolor Bauhinia oaxacana Bauhinia divaricata Bauhinia goldmanii Bauhinia furcata Bauhinia lamarckiana Bauhinia mexicana Bauhinia peninsularis Bauhinia porrecta Bauhinia racemifera Casparea amblyophylla Casparea confusa Casparea mexicana Casparea peninsularis Casparea schlechtendaliana Mandarus divaricata Casparea aurita Casparea furcata Bauhinia amblyophylla Bauhinia caribaea Bauhinia confusa Bauhinia versicolor Casparea porrecta Bauhinia aurita Casparia latifolia Casparia oaxacana Casparia schlechtendaliana Bauhinia americana Casparia aurita Casparia divaricata Bauhinia latifolia Casparea porrecta Bauhinia schlechtendaliana Casparea divaricata Casparea latifolia Bauhinia caribaea Casparia porrecta Bauhinia divaricata var. angustiloba Bauhinia divaricata Bauhinia retusa Casparia furcata