What is this vine?

[Gbarce]

This was given as a gift. I am told its a vine but it sure doesn't look like one to me.

Anyone know what it is? What conditions does it like?

I amplanning to plant it along our perimeter fence. I am told that the flowers are red.

Thanks in advance!!

[Gbarce]

shots of the leaves

[metalfan]

It almost looks like a seedling of some sort of Bauhinia

[ariscott]

If it is a shrub, it might be Bauhinia galpinii, but usually the leaves are smaller. I can't think of any bauhinia vines with red flowers. The only one lclose to red is B. kockiana but it has different type of leaves. They are quite different to the rest of bauhinia.

Like any bauhinia, they love full sun. They are tough as anything. I haven't grown the vine, but I have 4 types of bauhinia now. Sorry, I couldn't be more specific.

Regards, Ari

Edited September 13, 2008 by ariscott

[popper1]

Gene-

What color are the leaves when the first appear?

[_Keith]

It does not look like a shrub to me, it looks like a vine, it looks like a BIG vine.

[Gbarce]

popper 1 - I haven't seen a fresh new leaf yet but there doesn't seem to be any other pigment on the latest leaves so I presume that they are just a lighter shade of green

[gcyao]

Gene,

If you got it from El, then it's a Phanera, a.k.a. a climbing Bauhinia. I saw the mother plant in Guimaras. It's a vigorous climber with orange-red flowers similar to B. kockiana, only bigger and in bigger bunches and quite floriferous, too. It's a macho version of B. kockiana, but I like the more delicate look of the latter.

[popper1]

The leaves look much like a Bauhina vine I have that has new leaves that start out orange before they turn green.

[Al in Kona]

It doesn't look like Bauhinia galpinii to me. However, I really can't give another guess either.

BTW, if anyone has access to seeds of Bauhinia kockiana please let me know. That is a vine I have been looking for for a some time but does not seem to be available here or at least I've not seen it for sale anywhere. Thanks.

Al in Kona

[Gbarce]

gcyao- Yup I did get it from Els. But he couldn't remember the name.

[metalfan]

I have Bauhinia galpinii and that is not it. I also have the vining plant called Bauhinia yunnanensis but it is completely different from that one. Very small delicate leaves. Those leaves look huge by comparison.

[DoomsDave]

Looks like a Bauhina, but not galpinii.

Galpies have small, dense, darker green leaves.

I hope you can get this one to grow

[gcyao]

It doesn't look like Bauhinia galpinii to me. However, I really can't give another guess either.

BTW, if anyone has access to seeds of Bauhinia kockiana please let me know. That is a vine I have been looking for for a some time but does not seem to be available here or at least I've not seen it for sale anywhere. Thanks.

Al in Kona

Al.

I recall seeing it offered on eBay by a Singaporean, maybe 2 years ago.

[gcyao]

gcyao- Yup I did get it from Els. But he couldn't remember the name.

Gene,

Unfortunately, I wasn't knowledgeable enough to give El the scientific name when he asked me. I seem to recall the owner telling me it was a Philippine native, but who knows?

Everyone,

If you look carefully, those leaves are enormous compared to the African Bauhinias, which usually have small leaves.

[Gbarce]

George- yeah it was a funny conversation with Els having an idea of what this vine was but still not being able to attach a name to it. In any case- he was saying - whatever he thinks this vine is he still suspects that its a variant of what he is thinking.

He did mention that its native to the Philippines.

[fastfeat]

George- yeah it was a funny conversation with Els having an idea of what this vine was but still not being able to attach a name to it. In any case- he was saying - whatever he thinks this vine is he still suspects that its a variant of what he is thinking.

He did mention that its native to the Philippines.

This is what is sold in SoFla as Bauhinia bidentata, a Thai native.

http://www.toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi

[popper1]

I have both B bidentata & B kockiana. The leaf on Gbace's is different from both, particularly kockiana. I think the leaves on B bidentata are more fused, I'll have to check. His vine's leaves look very similar to those of Bauhinia sirindhorniae It's leaves are very orange leaves when they first appear, turning green as they enlarge.

[Scott Cohen]

Im goin with Bauhenia aurifolia, if the leaves come out pink and turn to bronze its a sure thing

[popper1]

I have Bauhinia aurifolia too, the leaves are rounder than the picture of Gbrace's plant.

[Gbarce]

I am cuarious about the color of the new leaves too but Its been a while and still no new leaf. Must ba a slow grower

[fastfeat]

I have both B bidentata & B kockiana. The leaf on Gbace's is different from both, particularly kockiana. I think the leaves on B bidentata are more fused, I'll have to check. His vine's leaves look very similar to those of Bauhinia sirindhorniae It's leaves are very orange leaves when they first appear, turning green as they enlarge.

I think B. sirindhorniae is correct. It is a vigorous vine, grown as much for the foliage as for the flowers. There is one at Tree Zoo.

[Than]

I bet not many people have tried this plant, but would a vine like Bauhinia scandens (Phanera scandens) survive outside the tropics?

[Than]

First seed of phanera/bauhinia scandens has sprouted. Does anyone grow these?