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7. Bauhinia tomentosa L.wfo-0000213258

Sp. Pl: 375. 1753; Baker in Hook.f., Fl. Br. Ind. 2: 75. 1878; Gagnep. In Fl. Gén. I.-C. 2: 148. 1913; Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 634. 1922; Craib in Fl. Siam. En. 1: 531. 1928; de Wit, Reinwardtia 3: 409. 1956; K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen, Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 25: 18. 1973; in Fl. C.L.V. 18: 158. 1980. Fig. 2: 8–11.

Accepted Name : This is currently accepted.

Synonyms & Citations :

Description : Erect shrub up to 3 m high; branches brownish pubescent. Leaves subrotundate, broader than long, 4–8 cm in diam, 7–9-nerved; bifid to ⅓–½ with broad sinus, tip of lobes rounded; base truncate to slightly cordate; upper surface glabrous, lower brownish pubescent. Stipules linear, ca 1 cm long. Petioles pubescent, 1–3 cm. Racemes lateral, short, few-flowered. Pedicels ca 1 cm. Bracts subulate, ca 5 mm long; bracteoles similar. Buds fusiform, puberulous, ca 2 cm long (inc1uding receptacle). Receptacle campanulate, ca 5 mm long. Calyx spathaceous. Petals yellow, broadly obovate, 4–5 cm long, short-clawed. Stamens 10 fertile, unequal; flaments 1–2 cm long, pubescent at base; anthers 2–3 mm long. Ovary shortly stipitate, tomentose; style glabrous towards the peltate stigma. Pods dehiscent, velvety, linear, 7–15 by 1–1.5 cm. Seeds ca 5, flat, ca 1 cm diam.

Thailand : Cultivated, but not common.

Distribution : Originating from tropical Asia, cultivated all over the tropics.

Vernacular : Chongkho dok luang (ชงโคดอกเหลือง)(Central).

Notes: Studies on some cultivated specimens from Thailand showed that the species is polygamous.