genus Bauhinia

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genus Bauhinia - mountain ebony, orchid tree Bauhiniarosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsCaesalpinioideae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae - alternative name in some classification systems for the family CaesalpiniaceaeBauhinia monandra, butterfly flower - shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purpleBauhinia variegata, mountain ebony, orchid tree - small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood