" White orchid tree " is an umbrella term that applies to several species of tree plants . Each has special characteristics that recognise one from another . They are native to different places too , although today they grow in various parts of the world . What most of them share is the botanical surname , Bauhinia , after the Swiss pal surnamed Bauhin , who were 16th one C botanists .

Exceptional Branching

The white-hot orchid tree called Bauhinia aculeata is a semi - evergreen tree that can grow to summit of about 30 ft , with a facing pages of up to about 25 feet . Its large , white , orchidaceous plant - corresponding heyday are about 3 to 4 inches wide , and profuse in the summer months . This tree ’s branches develop in a traffic pattern best describe as twist and turns , usually terminate in a downward tress .

Dwarf

The dwarf white orchidaceous plant tree or kaa - long snowy orchidaceous plant ( Bauhinia acuminata ) is native to Malaysia . This small Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree can get as tall as 8 ft , flowering profusely from spring through wintertime . The five - petal blossom are highly fragrant . The dwarf white orchidaceous plant tree diagram usually does well in full Dominicus to partial shade and undecomposed drainage .

Thorns

Bauhinia purpurea is a lowly whitened orchidaceous plant tree that is native to the Pacific Islands and grow now in tropical America . A distinguishing gadget characteristic of this Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is that its outgrowth demo spikelet . The white , orchid - like blooms are fragrant , usually flower between September and November . This tree adapts to indoor biography in a sess if pruned on a regular basis and given sufficient luminousness and affectionateness .

Texas Native

Fragrant white to pink orchidaceous plant - like flowers characterize the Bauhinia lunarioides . This lowly , 6 to 12 fundament tree with silver white-haired barque goes by a number of other names , include anacacho orchid tree , anacacho Bauhinia and Texas plume . It is native to westerly central Texas and northeastern Mexico . It is a member of the Fabaceae or pea family .

Single Stamen

The Bauhinia monandra probably originated in Madagascar . Its white heyday bloom from wintertime through other natural spring . " Monandra " describes the individual stamen of this species .

Exceptional Beauty

Not a Bauhinia , but usually called a livid jade orchidaceous plant tree is Michelia alba . It is an evergreen plant that is aboriginal to the Himalayas , and a phallus of the Magnoliaceae or magnolia syndicate . The white jade orchid tree is among the more than 1,000 indigenous and sub - tropic coinage on show at The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanic Gardens . It is the city flush of Shanghai , China . Michelia oil provides the essence for Jean Patou ’s " Joy " perfume .

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