TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Bauhinia bassacensis, Phanera bassacensis
BauhiniaFamily: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: SE Asia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Unusual vining bauhinia with large leaves and white large flowers. Tropical plant, very cold sensitive. Needs support. The plant grows as a large woody vine.
Similar plants:
- Bauhinia bidentata, Phanera bidentata (Orange Bauhinia, Orange Orchid Vine)
- Bauhinia corymbosa, Phanera corymbosa (Vining bauhinia, Climbing Bauhinia, Camel's foot)
- Bauhinia kockiana, Bauhinia coccinea, Phanera coccinea (Red Trailing Bauhinia)
- Bauhinia purpurea, Phanera purpurea (Orchid Tree, Butterfly Tree)
- Bauhinia variegata, Phanera variegata (Orchid tree, Purple orchid tree, Mountain ebony, Poor Man's orchid)
- Bauhinia yunnanensis, Phanera yunnanensis (Chinese Orchid Tree, Yunnan Orchid, Orchid Vine)
- Bauhinia acuminata (Dwarf White Orchid Tree, White Bauhinia, Kaa-long, Snowy Orchid)
- Bauhinia aureifolia (Gold Leaf Bauhinia, Bai Mai Si Thong)
- Bauhinia blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree)
- Bauhinia bowkeri (Kei White Bauhinia, Bowker's Bauhinia, Keibeesklou)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/bauhinia_bassacensis.htm