Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Bauhinia (8)
Epithet: khasiana Baker (1)
Synonyms: Bauhinia howei Merr. & Chun, Bauhinia pierrei Gagnep., Bauhinia polystachya Gagnep., Phanera khasiana (Baker) Thoth.
howei => from the Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea, Australia
khasiana => from Khasia, India
pierrei => in honor of Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833-1905), French botanist known for his Asian studies
polystachya => with many spikes