Bauhinia aculeata

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus: Bauhinia
Sectio: B. sect. Pauletia
Series: B. ser. Aculeatae
Species: Bauhinia aculeata
Subspecies: B. a. subsp. aculeata – B. a. subsp. grandiflora
Name

Bauhinia aculeata L., Sp. Pl. 1: 374 (1753).
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Bauhinia albiflora Britton & Rose in N.L. Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 23: 203 (1930).
Bauhinia bredemeyeri Vogel, Linnaea 13: 302 (1839).
Bauhinia emarginata Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 5 (1768).
Bauhinia glandulosa (Kunth) DC., Prodr. 2: 513 (1825).
Bauhinia mirandina Pittier, Trab. Mus. Comercial Venezuela 1: 13 (1927).
Bauhinia mollicella Blake, Contr. Gray Herb. 53: 32 (1918).
Bauhinia mollifolia Pittier, Trab. Mus. Comercial Venezuela 1: 14 (1927).
Bauhinia rotundata Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: n.º 7 (1768).
Bauhinia schultzei Harms, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 210 (1928).
Bauhinia ungula Jacq., Fragm. Bot.: 22 (1800).
Bauhinia ungula Willd. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 192 (1840).
Pauletia glandulosa Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 314 (1824).

Homonyms

Bauhinia aculeata Vell. = Bauhinia forficata Link subsp. forficata

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Northern South America
Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela.
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panamá.
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Galápagos, Peru.
Regional: Caribbean
Haiti, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago (introduced), Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 374. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bauhinia aculeata in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bauhinia aculeata. Published online. Accessed: Sep 04 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Bauhinia aculeata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04.
Hassler, M. 2020. Bauhinia aculeata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 04. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bauhinia aculeata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.