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Bauhinia L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 374 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000004242.

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Synonyms of Bauhinia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Alvesia Welw. Apont. : 587 (1859) wfo-4000001427
Alvesia Welw. Apont.: 587 (1859) — wfo-4000001428
Amaria Mutis ex Caldas Semanar. Nueva Granada 2: 25 (1810) wfo-4000001471
Ariaria Cuervo Prehist. Viajes : 219 (1893) wfo-4000003031
Bracteolanthus de Wit Reinwardtia 3: 415 (1956) wfo-4000005294
Cansenia Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 122 (1838) wfo-4000006557
Caspareopsis Britton & Rose N. Amer. Fl. 23: 217 (1930) wfo-4000006892
Casparia Kunth Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 1: 85 (1824) wfo-4000006893
Mandarus Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 122 (1838) wfo-4000023008
Monoteles Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 122 (1838) wfo-4000024764
Pauletia Cav. Icon. 5: 5 (1799) wfo-4000028337
Perlebia Mart. Reise Bras. 1: 555 (1828) wfo-4000028813

Species in Bauhinia ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Bauhinia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia acuminata Bruce Trav. Disc. Source Nile 167, t. 18. wfo-0001054392
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia anatomica Link Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 405 (1821) wfo-0000173885
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia andax DeWitt – — wfo-0001062373
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia angelae Casas-Restr., Fonseca-Cortés & L.P.Queiroz Phytotaxa 691(3): 273 (2025) wfo-1000079296
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia austrosinsensis T.Tang & Wang – — wfo-0000197082
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia blakeana Dunn J. Bot. 46: 325 (1908) wfo-0001056178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia championii var. championii – – — wfo-0000197036
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia compacta Regel Cat. Pl. Hort. Aksakov. : 15 (1860) wfo-0000561555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia corymbosa Roxb. – wfo-0000193291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia cunninghamii f. cunninghamii – – wfo-0001327250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia curtisii Prain ex King J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66(2): 195 1897 — wfo-0001056171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia dobbierum Rose – — wfo-0001230153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia excelsa var. excelsa – – — wfo-0000205724
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia farek Desv. – — wfo-0000212950
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia forficata subsp. pruinosa (Vogel) Hassl. – wfo-0000186786
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia grandifolia D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. [D. Dietrich] ii. 1475. — wfo-0000173910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia harmsiana var. harmsiana – – — wfo-0000199517
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia holzei F.Muell. Vict. Naturalist 8: 131 (1892) wfo-0000561589
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia hookeri var. hookeri – – wfo-0001394650
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia hosei Merr. Philipp. J. Sci., C 11: 80 (1916) wfo-0000205745
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia hypoglauca T.Chen – — wfo-0000197039
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia indica Lodd. ex Loudon Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 165. 1830 wfo-0001054398
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia leichhardtii var. leichhardtii – – wfo-0001394654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia lucida (Miq.) Prain Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5779 A. [1831-32] wfo-0000205817
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia maglesia Lindl. Sketch Veg. Swan R. : t. 3 (1839) — wfo-0000561610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia montana Lanza Boll. Reale Orto Bot. Palermo , n.s., 2: 53 (1917) wfo-0000561615
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia odoratissima Newman ex G.Don Gen. Hist. 2: 461 (1832) wfo-1000038914
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia ornata var. austrosinensis (T.Tang & Wang) T.Chen – — wfo-0000197080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia ornata var. ornata – – — wfo-0000199548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia ovatifolia T.C.Chen Guihaia 8(1): 50–51 1988 wfo-0001062475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia pentandra (Bong.) Vogel ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2 1(1): 192 1840 wfo-1000061240
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia pentandra (Bong.) Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 1: 848, no. 17 1842 wfo-1000061241
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia platyphylla Miq. – — wfo-0000199539
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia purpurea Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5797. [1831-32] wfo-0001054404
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia quinanensis T.Chen – — wfo-0000197115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia rhodacantha Desv. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 9: 429 (1826) wfo-0000173939
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia rhododendriflora Griff. J. Trav. : 77 (1847) — wfo-1000002812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia richardiana Voight – — wfo-0000199543
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia rutenbergiana Vatke Abh. Naturwiss. Vereins Bremen 7: 249 (1882) wfo-0001054406
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia saigonensis var. saigonensis – – — wfo-0000199583
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia scandens var. scandens – – — wfo-0000199591
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia siqueiraei Ducke Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro iii. 108 (1922). (as siqueiraei) wfo-0000163970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia stenopetala Ducke, non Diels – — wfo-0000194548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia stenoscypha Baker Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896(109): 22. [Jan 1896] wfo-0001056173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia strychnoidea Prain ex King J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 195 1897 — wfo-0001056174
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia subclavala Benth. Fl. Bras. 15(2): 188 1870 — wfo-0000561660
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia timoriana Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 192. 1840 wfo-0001054411
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia timoriensis Baker Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 2(5): 276. 1878 [Jul 1878] wfo-0001060453
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia umbriana Britton & Killip Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 35:162 1936 — wfo-0001251115
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia variabilis hort. ex Gentil Pl. Cult. Serres Jard. Bot. Brux. 32 (1907), nomen. wfo-0001353096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia vespertillo S.Moore – — wfo-0000163979
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Bauhinia welwischii Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 287 1871 — wfo-0001054413