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Bauhinia purpurea L.

This species name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 375 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000213155.

Synonyms of Bauhinia purpurea L.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bauhinia triandra Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 2: 320 (1832) wfo-0000180128
Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth. Pl. Jungh. : 262 (1852) wfo-0000180129
Caspareopsis purpurea (L.) Pittier Cat. Fl. Venez. 1: 363 (1945) wfo-0000180130
Bauhinia castrata Blanco Fl. Filip. : 331 (1837) wfo-0000199576
Bauhinia coromandeliana DC. Prodr. 2: 515 (1825) wfo-0000199578
Bauhinia kurzii Prain J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 499 (1897) wfo-0000203485
Bauhinia rosea Kurz J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 42: 72 (1873) wfo-0000203486
Phanera kurzii (Prain) Thoth. Bull. Bot. Soc. Bengal 19: 133 (1967) wfo-0000203487
Bauhinia violacea Corner Wayside Trees : 383 (1940) wfo-0000205841
Bauhinia purpurea var. corneri de Wit Reinwardtia 3(4): 409 1956 wfo-0000205842
Bauhinia purpurea var. violacea de Wit Reinwardtia 3(4): 409 1956 wfo-0000205843
Telestria purpurea (L.) Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 122 (1838) wfo-0000414810
Phanera rosea Rich. ex Teijsm. & Binn. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. : 268 (1866) wfo-0000469316
Perlebia purpurea (L.) A.Schmitz Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 382 (1973) wfo-0000469464
Perlebia purpurea var. corneri (de Wit) A.Schmitz Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 383 (1973) wfo-0001401011
Perlebia purpurea var. violacea (de Wit) A.Schmitz Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 383 (1973) wfo-0001401012
Casparia castrata (Blanco) Hassk. Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt. : 288 (1844) wfo-1000002209