TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bauhinia pottsii var. mollissima
Bauhinia pottsii
Orchid TreeFamily: 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 acuminata (Dwarf White Orchid Tree, White Bauhinia, Kaa-long, Snowy Orchid)
- Bauhinia aureifolia (Gold Leaf Bauhinia, Bai Mai Si Thong)
- Bauhinia bassacensis, Phanera bassacensis (Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia bidentata, Phanera bidentata (Orange Bauhinia, Orange Orchid Vine)
- Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia bowkeri (Kei White Bauhinia, Bowker's Bauhinia, Keibeesklou)
- Bauhinia corymbosa, Phanera corymbosa (Vining bauhinia, Climbing Bauhinia, Camel's foot)
- Bauhinia cunninghamii, Lysiphyllum cunninghamii (Jigal Tree, Kimberley Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia divaricata (Butterfly Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia forficata, Bauhinia candicans (Pata de Vaca, Brazilian Orchid Tree)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/bauhinia_pottsii.htm