Bauhinia purpurea

Phanera purpurea
Flower at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Phanera
Species:	P. purpurea
Binomial name
Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.
Synonyms
Bauhinia castrata Blanco Bauhinia coromandeliana DC. Bauhinia platyphylla Zipp. ex Span. Bauhinia purpurea L. Bauhinia rosea Corner Bauhinia triandra Roxb. Bauhinia violacea Corner Caspareopsis purpurea (L.) Pittier

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]}