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Bauhinia tomentosa
Also called Bell Bauhinia, Yellow Bauhinia, Bush Camel's Foot, Bush Neat's Foot, Yellow Camel's Foot, Yellow Neat's Foot, Yellow Tree Bauhinia
In Singapore: St. Thomas Tree, Yellow Bauhinia, Bell Bauhinia, Yellow Orchid Tree, Kupu-kupu, Tapak Kuda (Grown in Singapore)
Bauhinia tomentosa, the St. Thomas tree or yellow bauhinia, is a small, drooping tree or large shrub from seasonally dry tropical Africa and southern Arabia, grown for its bell-shaped yellow flowers. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and needs little water once established.
Bauhinia tomentosa, also known as yellow bauhinia or yellow bell orchid tree, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tropical Africa, India, and Sri Lanka.
Dwarf White Bauhinia · Cow's-foot · African plume · Napoleon's plume · Orchid Bauhinia · Butterfly-tree · Bidi Leaf Tree · Mountain ebony · Hong Kong Orchidtree · Orchid Trees
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Bauhinia tomentosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
