Botanical name: Bauhinia mexicana
Common name: Mexican Orchid Tree
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: Mexico
Bauhinia mexicana forms a multi-trunked small tree/shrub covered with large and showy, but at the same time very delicate, pink or white flowers, from summer through early fall.
Similar plants: Bauhinia mexicana (Mexican 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)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/bauhinia_mexicana.htm