Purple Camel’s Foot
Bauhinia purpurea (Wikipedia)
Phanera purpurea | |
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Flower at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Phanera |
Species: | P. purpurea
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Binomial name | |
Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.
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Phanera purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to South China (which includes Hong Kong) and Southeast Asia. Common names include orchid tree,purple bauhinia,camel's foot,butterfly tree, and Hawaiian orchid tree.[citation needed]