Bauhinia (English spelling) Bauhinia; orchid tree

Japanese: バウヒニア（英語表記）Bauhinia; orchid tree

A general term for the genus Bacillarioides in the Fabaceae family, of which there are 200 species in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, this name is used in the horticultural world to refer to any horticultural plant in the genus. Although they are in the Fabaceae family, they do not have butterfly-shaped flowers, but rather have radially symmetrical five-petal flowers, and many of them come in bright colors such as red, white, and yellow. The species usually planted in greenhouses are small shrubs, such as B. acuminata , B. variegata , and B. monandra , and are often cultivated as garden trees in tropical regions such as Hawaii.

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Japanese:

マメ科のハカマカズラ属の総称で世界の熱帯・亜熱帯に 200種もあるが，園芸界では同属中の園芸植物をこの名で呼ぶ。マメ科ではあるが蝶形花ではなく，放射相称形の5弁の花をつけ赤，白，黄など鮮かな色彩のものが多い。温室などで植えるのは通常小低木の種が多く，B. acuminata，B. variegata，B. monandraなどで，ハワイなど熱帯圏では庭木としてよく栽植する。

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