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Bauhinia
	Kingdom	Plantae
	Division	Magnoliophyta
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Order
	Family	Fabaceae
	Sub family	Caesalpinioideae
	Genus	*Bauhinia*
	Species	*B.blakeana*
	Binomial Name	*Bauhinia blakeana*
Bauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists. Many species are widely Plantaed in the tropics as ""orchid trees"", particularly in northern India, Vietnam and southeastern China. Common names include Purple orchid tree, Mountain ebony, Poor man's orchid. Bauhinia blakeana is the floral emblem of Hong Kong."

Designed and Developed by: Alias E., Shaji A., M. Anandaraj and S.J. Eapen, Bioinformatics Centre, IISR, Calicut.