This extensive genus comprises approximately 300 species of flowering shrubs and small trees, which may be deciduous or semi-evergreen. The leaves, characterized by a lobed structure resembling a camel's foot, provide a distinct appearance. From late winter to early summer, fragrant flowers with five petals bloom in various colors, including magenta, mauve, pink, white, and crimson-red.

Bauhinia

Bauhinia 'White Lady'

Bauhinia aculeata

Bauhinia acuminata

Bauhinia aureifolia

Bauhinia bidentata

Bauhinia binata Blanco

Bauhinia bohniana

Bauhinia bowkeri

Bauhinia brachycarpa is a sizable shrub or diminutive tree, reaching heights of up to 5 meters in its natural habitat, though it typically remains smaller when cultivated. The dark green foliage features nearly round leaves divided into two lobes that fold upward at night. During mid- to late summer, the plant produces small, white flowers with four petals, which appear in clusters on stalks that emerge from the shoots opposite the leaves.

Bauhinia brachycarpa

Bauhinia carronii

Bauhinia championii

Bauhinia comosa

Bauhinia corymbosa

Bauhinia cunninghamii

Bauhinia cupulata

Bauhinia divaricata

Bauhinia endertii

Bauhinia esculenta

Bauhinia faberi

Bauhinia faberi var. microphylla

Bauhinia fassoglensis

Bauhinia forficata

Bauhinia forficata subsp. forficata

Bauhinia forficata subsp. pruinosa

Bauhinia galpinii

Bauhinia glabra

Bauhinia hookeri F. Muell.

Bauhinia hupehana

Bauhinia integrifolia

Bauhinia integrifolia subsp. cumingiana

Bauhinia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia

Bauhinia kokiana

Bauhinia lutea

Bauhinia malabarica

Bauhinia monandra

Bauhinia multinervia

Bauhinia natalensis

Bauhinia pauletia

Bauhinia petersiana

Bauhinia porosa

Bauhinia purpurea L.

Bauhinia racemosa

Bauhinia retusa

Bauhinia rufescens

Bauhinia scandens

Bauhinia sirindhorniae

Bauhinia tomentosa

Bauhinia vahlii

Bauhinia variegata

Bauhinia variegata 'Blakeana'

Bauhinia variegata 'Candida'

Bauhinia viridescens

Bauhinia x blakeana

Bauhinia x blakeana 'Sir Henry Blake'

Bauhinia yunnanensis is a semi-evergreen shrub that can reach heights of approximately 4 meters. Its growth habit is spreading and scrambling, facilitated by twining tendrils that wrap around slender stems. The leaves are rounded and mid- to pale green, exhibiting a copper hue when young, and are characterized by their distinctive two-lobed shape. In summer, it produces clusters of flowers measuring up to 5 cm across. These blooms resemble orchids, featuring five pale pink petals, with the upper three adorned with purple veining.