Bauhinia pottsii var. mollissima
Botanical name: Bauhinia pottsii
Common name: Orchid Tree
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: Thailand
Small tree or shrub with beautiful bright Orchid-like flowers, red with white borders and yellow markings on petels. Young leaves are bright red. Rare species.
Similar plants: Bauhinia pottsii (Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia acuminata (Dwarf White Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia aureifolia (Gold Leaf Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia bassacensis (Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia bidentata (Orange Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia bowkeri (Kei White Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia corymbosa (Vining bauhinia)
- Bauhinia cunninghamii (Jigal Tree)
- Bauhinia divaricata (Butterfly Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia forficata (Pata de Vaca)
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