1、 Leaf difference

The leaves of Bauhinia Flower are leathery, nearly round or broad heart-shaped, about 8.5 to 13 cm long and 9 to 14 cm wide. The base is heart-shaped and sometimes nearly truncated. The apex of the leaf is 2-lobed, about 1 / 3 or 1 / 4 of the length of the whole leaf. The top of the lobe is blunt or narrowly round, the upper part of the leaf is glabrous, and the lower part is loose pubescent. There are 11 to 13 veins and the petiole is 3.5 to 4 cm long

Crape myrtle flower leaves alternate, sometimes opposite, paper-based, obovate, oval or wide rectangular round, about 2.5 to 7 cm long and about 1.5 to 5.5 cm wide. The top of the leaves is short pointed or blunt, sometimes slightly concave, and the base is wide wedge-shaped or nearly circular

2、 Flower difference

The raceme of Bauhinia Flower is terminal or axillary, sometimes compounded into a paniculate inflorescence, with pubescence. The bracts and bracteoles are triangular, about 3 mm long. The flower buds are spindle shaped, and the calyx is Buddha flame shaped, about 2.5 cm long. The petals are purplish red, have short stalks, and are oblanceolate

Crape myrtle flower panicles are terminal. The flowers are red, white and purple. The inflorescence is about 7 to 20 cm. The flowers have 6 petals. The petals shrink and grow about 1.1 to 2 cm