- Family:
- Fabaceae Lindl.
- Genus:
- Bauhinia Plum. ex L.
Bauhinia purpurea L.

[UNAL]
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- casco de buey, casco de vaca, patebuey, patevaca
[UPFC]
- Conservation
- IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
- Vernacular
- Casco de buey, Pate’vaca, Pie de cabra
[ILDIS]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Conservation
- Not Threatened
- Ecology
- Africa: Cultivated
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
- Vernacular
- Bauhinia a Fleurs Pourpres, Butterfly Tree, Khairwal, Orchid Tree, Palo De Orquideas, Pie De Cabra, Pink Butterfly Tree, Purple Bauhinia, Purple Butterfly Tree
[ILDIS]
International Legume Database and Information Service
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial, Climbing, Shrub
[UPFC]
- Use Animal Food
- Used as animal food.
- Use Environmental
- Environmental uses.
- Use Fuel
- Used for fuels.
- Use Gene Sources
- Used as gene sources.
- Use Food
- Used for food.
- Use Materials
- Used as material.
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
[ILDIS]
- Use
- Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Fibre, Food and Drink, Forage, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Wood
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., Borneo, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Iraq, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malawi, Malaya, Marianas, Mexico Central, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
- Bauhinia castrata Blanco
- Bauhinia coromandeliana DC.
- Bauhinia kurzii Prain
- Bauhinia rosea Kurz
- Bauhinia triandra Roxb.
- Caspareopsis purpurea (L.) Pittier
- Casparia castrata (Blanco) Hassk.
- Perlebia purpurea (L.) A.Schmitz
- Perlebia purpurea var. corneri (de Wit) A.Schmitz
- Perlebia purpurea var. violacea (de Wit) A.Schmitz
- Phanera kurzii (Prain) Thoth.
- Phanera purpurea (L.) Benth.
- Phanera rosea Rich. ex Teijsm. & Binn.
- Telestria purpurea (L.) Raf.
Bauhinia purpurea L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 1, 1980 | Filgueiras, T. [340], Brazil | K000807750 | Yes | ||
Roxburgh, W. [s.n.], India | K000760774 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5797], Myanmar | K001122187 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5797] | K001122189 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5797] | K001122182 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], India | K000760773 | Yes | |||
Luz, M.F. [8], Brazil | K000807749 | Yes | |||
Junghuhn, F.W. [240] | K000780142 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5797], Myanmar | K001122188 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5797], India | K001122183 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5797] | K001122180 | Yes | |||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5797] | K001122186 | Yes | |||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5797], India | K001122190 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5797] | K001122179 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5797] | K001122181 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5797] | K001122185 | Yes | |||
Telfair, C. [Cat. no. 5797], Mauritius | K001122184 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5799], India | Bauhinia triandra | K001122193 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5799], India | Bauhinia triandra | K001122194 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5799], India | Bauhinia triandra | K001122192 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5799], India | Bauhinia triandra | K001122195 | Yes | ||
Forest School [19], Myanmar | Phanera kurzii | K000760766 | Yes |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 375 (1753)
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