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Pom Pom Orchid Tree
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Pom Pom Orchid Tree

Bauhinia divaricata

Bauhinia divaricata is a species of flowering shrub of the family Fabaceae. B. divaricata is the type species of the genus Bauhinia. One common name for this species is pom pom orchid tree. It is native to China, Jamaica, India and also grows in the southern half of Florida. It has white bi-lobed leaves that alternate.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 290009.