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''Bauhinia acuminata'' is a species of flowering shrub native to tropical southeastern Asia. Common names include: Dwarf White Bauhinia, White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree and শ্বেত কাঞ্চন(Bengali). The exact native range is obscure due to extensive cultivation, but probably from Malaysia, Indonesia (Java, Borneo, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands), and the Philippines.〔Germplasm Resources Information Network: (''Bauhinia acuminata'' )〕 It grows two to three meters tall. Like the other ''Bauhinia'' species, the leaves are bilobed, shaped like an ox hoof; they are 6 to 15 centimeters long and broad, with the apical cleft up to 5 cm deep; the petiole is 1.5 to 4 centimeters long. The flowers are fragrant, 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter, with five white petals, ten yellow-tipped stamens and a green stigma. The fruit is a pod 7.5 to 15 centimeters long and 1.5 to 1.8 centimeters broad. The species occurs in deciduous forests and scrub.〔Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk: (''Bauhinia acuminata'' )〕〔Flowers of India: (White Orchid Tree )〕〔Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.〕 It is widely cultivated throughout the tropics as an ornamental plant. It may be found as an escape from cultivation in some areas, and has become naturalised on the Cape York Peninsula, Australia.〔 ==Gallery== File:Bauhinia acuminata plantlet 14042014.jpg|8 days old plantlet File:Bauhinia acuminata flowerbud 22052014.jpg|Bud File:Bauhinia acuminata at Kadavoor.jpg|Flower File:(Bauhinia acuminata) fruits at Bhadrachalam 02.JPG|Pods File:Bauhinia acuminata 22 08 2012.JPG|Foliage File:Bauhinia acuminata 18072014 (3).jpg|Stamens, Style, Stigma, Filament 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bauhinia acuminata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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