Common name
English: Pink Butterfly Tree
Portuguese: Mariposa
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Bauhinia (8)
Epithet: monandra Kurz (1)
Synonyms: Bauhinia kappleri Sagot, Bauhinia krugii Urb., Bauhinia porosa Baill., Bauhinia punctiflora Baker, Bauhinia richardiana Voight, Caspareopsis monandra (Kurz) Britton & Rose
kappleri => in honor of August Kappler (1815–1887), German researcher, naturalist, explorer and soldier for the Dutch colonial service in Suriname
krugii => in honor of Karl Wilhelm Leopold Krug (1833-1898), German businessman, naturalist, ethnographer, diplomat and supporter of scientific collections
monandra => having only one stamen
punctiflora => spotted flowers
richardiana => in honor of Achille Richard (1794-1852), French botanist and physician
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: white, pink
External links
Check for Bauhinia monandra at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [197] Bauhinia monandra, Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
- [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
- [1220] Bauhinia - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database