Bauhinia

See also: bauhinia

Translingual

Etymology

Bauhin, surname of two French botanists who were brothers, +‎ -ia

Proper noun

Bauhinia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – tropical flowering plants, including many decorative trees.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Cercideae - tribe; Bauhiniinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Bauhinia forficata (Brazilian orchid tree) - selected species; for other species see Bauhinia on WikispeciesWikispecies or Bauhinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Bauhinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bauhinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bauhinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Bauhinia at USDA Plants database

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