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Bauhnia grevei & Bauhinia madagascariensis, 2 similar red flowering specimens from Madagascar

Eric in Orlando
Eric in Orlando
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Bauhinia grevei and Bauhinia madagascariensis are 2 large shrubs/small trees from the drier regions of western Madagascar. They look very similar and both are flowering right now. Bauhinia madagascariensis has slightly larger flowers and leaves.

This is Bauhinia grevei. The seed was sown in Nov. 2011 and this specimen was planted in summer 2013.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a
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This is Bauhinia madagascariensis. It has been a super fast grower. Seed was sown in Feb. 2013 and this specimen was planted this May, 2014.

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a
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Here they are side by side, B. grevei on the left and B. madagascariensis on the right

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Another side by side comparision with the common Bauhinia galpinii (punctata)

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Bauhinia galpinii

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Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

Interesting tree.

Rock Ridge Ranch

South Escondido

5 miles ENE Rancho Bernardo

33.06N 117W, Elevation 971 Feet

Nice. Decidedly closely-related. I'd expect one to be listed as variety or subspecies of the other before long...

Are either of them Red Listed?

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

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That is a really pretty galpinii! Most are this shade of orange, which is nice enough but that one just glows.

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Very nice! Me likee.

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds
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Nice. Decidedly closely-related. I'd expect one to be listed as variety or subspecies of the other before long...

Are either of them Red Listed?

I don't think either is.

Seed came from RPS.

Eric

Orlando, FL

zone 9b/10a

Really nice Eric; I just saw photos of a salmon coloured Bauhinia with similar flowers from Madagascar.

San Fernando Valley, California
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Eric, I'm quite happy you posted this topic. I had picked up a few of these in South Florida within the last year or so, and realized that one of the plants had an innately different, and smaller leaf, while the flower was seemingly identical. Have these continued to perform well for you?

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