General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Plant Height: 15 to 32 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: 8 to 12 inch long flattened pods containing numerous seeds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Malabar Bauhinia
  • Lilac Bauhinia
  • Alambangbang
  • Alibangbang
  • Balibamban
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Bauhinia malabarica
  • Synonym: Piliostigma malabaricum

Photo Gallery

photo credit:  Dinesh Valke
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2019-03-06
Mature leaves are over twice as big as my hand
Location: My greenhouse, Florida
Date: 2019-03-06
New growth on this vining large growing Bauhinia is a lovely irid

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