Bauhinia
Orchid tree · also Mountain ebony, Kachnar, Mexican orchid tree
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Bauhinia is a diverse genus of flowering plants, often growing as shrubs or trees. They are known for their distinctive bi-lobed, cow's hoof-shaped leaves and showy, orchid-like flowers. Many species are popular ornamental trees in tropical and coastal urban environments, but some may produce fruit litter or have thorns.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 180.07%—9.0 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Spreading
- Mature height
- 25–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–40 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Acidic
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Tolerates
- coastal, salt
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 9.0 in, mean 7.4 in, 90th percentile 10 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Central American Atlantic moist forests
- Cordillera La Costa montane forests
- Leeward Islands moist forests
- Northwest Andean montane forests
- Southwest Amazon moist forests
- Trinidad and Tobago moist forest
Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
- Central American dry forests
- Trinidad and Tobago dry forest
Mangroves
- Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves
Other Bauhinia in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
