Piliostigma malabaricum

Piliostigma malabaricum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Cercidoideae
Tribe: Bauhinieae
Genus: Piliostigma
Species:
P. malabaricum
Binomial name
Piliostigma malabaricum
Synonyms

Bauhinia malabarica[2]

Piliostigma malabaricum is a small (sometimes ornamental) tree species in the family Fabaceae.[3] It was previously placed in the genus Bauhinia, but names changed with reorganisation of the subfamily Cercidoideae[4] and the tribe Bauhinieae.[5]

This species is native to Tropical Asia and N. Australia;[6] it has been called the "Purple Orchid Tree" (although not to be confused with Bauhinia purpurea or Bauhinia variegata) and names in Vietnamese are: chân trâu and móng bò tai voi. There are no intraspecific names according to Plants of the World Online.[6]

References

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Piliostigma malabaricum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T136088194A136088196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T136088194A136088196.en. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  2. ^ Roxb (1832) In Carey & Wallich (ed.), Flora Indica 2. 321.
  3. ^ ILDIS World Database of Legumes Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny" (PDF). Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  5. ^ Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): A phylogeny based on the plastid trnLtrnF region". Botany. 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
  6. ^ a b Plants of the World Online: Piliostigma malabaricum (Roxb.) Benth.
  • Media related to Piliostigma malabaricum at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Piliostigma malabaricum at Wikispecies
  • Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.