Bauhinaceae

Leguminosae

Bauhinia alias

Red Bauhinia, red sheep hoof beetle; Latin scientific name: Bauhinia blakeana Dunn

Bauhinia distribution

Bauhinia is mostly distributed in the south of China. It exists as a street tree in many cities. It is deeply loved by the local people because of its gorgeous flower color and beautiful tree shape; It was selected as the city flower of Hong Kong in 1965 and the regional flag and emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in 1990.

Morphological characteristics of Bauhinia

Evergreen trees, 6-10m high. The leaf blade is round or kidney shaped, the top is bifid, the crack is round and blunt, similar to sheep's hoof, the upper part is glabrous, the lower part is sparsely pubescent, leathery hand feeling, and the leaf width is usually more than the leaf length; Trees have many branches, slender twigs and hairy; Red or purple panicle, single flower about palm size, with flower fragrance similar to orchid. Bark dark brown, nearly smooth. The flowering period is from November to April of the next year, and it is the most prosperous in March.

Bauhinia growth habit

Bauhinia likes high temperature, humid and rainy climate and is not very resistant to cold, but it can survive winter in areas south of the Tropic of cancer in China; Like the acidic soil environment with rich nutrition, like water but afraid of waterlogging.