Bauhinia galpinii

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Bauhinia galpinii

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Bauhinia galpinii

Bauhinia galpinii flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Bauhinia
Species:	B. galpinii
Binomial name
*Bauhinia galpinii* N.E.Br. (1891)
Synonyms^[1]
Perlebia galpinii (N.E.Br.) A.Schmitz Bauhinia punctata sensu Bolle

Bauhinia galpinii is a species of shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to parts of eastern and southern Africa, where its popular name is "pride of De Kaap". In other places however, it is variously known as orchid tree, red bauhinia, nasturtium bauhinia, African Plume, red orchid bush, and by other informal names. The species name commemorates E. E. Galpin, a South African botanist and banker. Its common names include South African orchid bush, red bauhinia and Nasturtium bush.^[2]

It is native to Angola, to Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and to KwaZulu Natal and the Northern Provinces of South Africa.^[3]

Description

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The leaves are bilobed, each having a symmetrical pair of rounded lobes joined symmetrically about a midrib, with a small, soft mucronule in the notch at the tip. The resulting shape gave rise to the Afrikaans popular name "kameelpoot", meaning "camel's foot". The mucronule is fragile and frequently is missing as a result of minor damage. The flowers in the wild generally are a handsome brick red, but some cultivars have pink or orange-red flowers.

Habit

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The plant is evergreen, with its main growing season in summer. It usually takes the form of a dense, sprawling shrub of up to some 3 m (9.8 ft) high, but under some conditions, such as in undergrowth, may reach double that height.^[4]

Ecology and uses

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Its flowers are of value to pollinators, including birds, and the sheltering shrubby habit renders it popular as a nesting site for small birds. Sheep and goats can safely browse the leaves and twigs.^[5]

Cultivation

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The species is widely cultivated as a fairly drought-hardy, non-xerophytic ornamental in the warm zones of the United States and Mexico where it has escaped cultivation and naturalised in some locations, but without any significant tendency towards invasiveness.

Details of flower
Foliage details: lobes and mucronules
Flower of Bauhinia galpinii
Flower of Bauhinia galpinii

References

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^ "Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
^ Bauhinia galpinii GardensOnline Shopping Pty. Ltd.
^ Bauhinia galpinii N.E.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
^ Braam van Wyk; Piet Van Wyk (July 2007). How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa. Struik. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-1-77007-240-4. Retrieved April 30, 2013.
^ Watt, John Mitchell; Breyer-Brandwijk, Maria Gerdina: The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa 2nd ed Pub. E & S Livingstone 1962

External links

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PlantZAfrica.com
iSpot images
Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Bauhinia galpinii". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

Taxon identifiers

Bauhinia galpinii

Wikidata: Q2892020
Wikispecies: Bauhinia galpinii
APDB: 63120
APNI: 154837
Calflora: 9729
CoL: L3ZC
EoL: 702774
EPPO: BAUGA
GBIF: 2953703
GRIN: 6567
iNaturalist: 159197
IPNI: 481322-1
IRMNG: 10176356
ITIS: 192877
IUCN: 146457277
NatureServe: 2.161155
NCBI: 20338
NZOR: f2afc806-a57d-4918-966f-d6dc7c1c89b6
Open Tree of Life: 18898
Plant List: ild-804
PLANTS: BAGA
POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:481322-1
SANBI: 318-8
Tropicos: 13043219
WFO: wfo-0000212960

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