Bauhinia, commonly called mountain ebony, is a member of the pea family (Fabaceae) grown as a shrub or small tree. It bears distinctive deciduous, lobed, camel's foot-shaped leaves and flowers in summer from July to September. Plant it in full sun on a neutral loam with good drainage and give a sheltered, south-facing aspect; it carries an H4 hardiness rating (average) for the UK. It is typically used as a specimen tree or ornamental.

Mountain Ebony (Bauhinia) is a deciduous shrub or small tree for a sheltered south-facing site that flowers from July to September.

Bauhinia is a large genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Gaspard and Johann, Swiss-French botanists.