Bauhinia grandidieri (USA)

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Bauhinia grandidieri (USA)

Bauhinia grandidieri Baill.;

Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae)- Bauhinia grandidieri: This is the Blue Orchid Tree (really a shrub), Bauhinia grandidieri, a native of Madagascar, growing at Fullerton, CA, USA.
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The leaves are the smallest that I have seen for a Bauhinia ... earlier smallest was B. hookeri ... a pleasure to see.

References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-42428

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