Bauhinia pauletia
| Bauhinia pauletia | |
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| Flowers show features consistent with bat-pollination | |
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| In Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Bauhinia |
| Species: | B. pauletia |
| Binomial name | |
| Bauhinia pauletia | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Bauhinia pauletia, the railway fence bauhinia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[3] It is native to wet tropical forests of Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and Trinidad, and it has been introduced to Puerto Rico.[2][1] A shrub or tree, it is bat-pollinated.[2][4] It has been assessed as Least Concern.
References
- 1 2 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. (2019). "Bauhinia pauletia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T146774146A146774148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T146774146A146774148.en. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Bauhinia pauletia Pers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Bauhinia pauletia railway fence bauhinia". Find a plant. The Royal Horticultural Society. 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ Heithaus, E. Raymond; Opler, Paul A.; Baker, Herbert G. (1974). "Bat Activity and Pollination of Bauhinia pauletia: Plant-Pollinator Coevolution". Ecology. 55 (2): 412–419. doi:10.2307/1935229. JSTOR 1935229.