Fabaceae
Bauhinia

Bauhinia monandra Kurz

First published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 73 (1873)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. & W. Madagascar. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/137548034/137899713

Conservation
DD - data deficient
[IUCN]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa y cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 1550 m.; Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico, Valle del Cauca.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto, árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small tree; branchlets rusty pubescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 7–15 cm long and wide, bilobed to 0.3–0.5 way down
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in short erect pubescent racemes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1.5–2 cm long; hypanthium 2.5–3 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals with long claws, the four lower white to pink with purple speckles inside, the upper yellow to pale pink and crimson
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Fertile stamen 1
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods up to 22 x 2–3 cm, thick, flattened.
Distribution
Cultivated in S3 (Juba valley) unknown in the wild state but probably of tropical American origin, now cultivated throughout the tropics.
Vernacular
Orchid tree (English).
[FSOM]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Caribbean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–1550 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Chocó, Magdalena, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Shrub, Tree.
Conservation
IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): DD.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
[UPFC]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Ecology
Africa: Cultivated
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
Vernacular
Bagnaka, Banaka, Banakafotsy, Butterfly Flower, Hotrombengy, Hotronaomby, Jerusalem Date, Kitrombaingy, Kobonila, Kotonomby, Ontrombengy, Pine, Pine Fua Lola, Pink Butterfly Tree, Trokombengy, Vaksotro, Zondala
[ILDIS]

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
casco de buey, casco de vaca, cocla, pata de vaca, patebuey
[UNAL]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Uses

Use
Ornamental
[FSOM]

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Use
Environmental
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0