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Bauhinia x blakeana (HONG KONG ORCHID TREE 洋紫荊) (HO_WaiLok)
Updated on 29/04/2021

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Description

Basic information:
-Super family Leguminosae ; family: Caesalpiniaceae
-Flowering period: November to March

Vegetative features:
-Leaf: broadly cordate/ suborbicular
-grafting ring is often found on the trunk part 
-leaf arrangement: alternate

Flower features:
-5 purplish red petals
-the top petal has a darker stripes
-5 stamens
-Flower: bisexual
-Flower: no fragance


Interesting fact:
-This native species is the city flower of Hong Kong.
-The flower shape appears in the HK's regional flag.
-The famous spot in HK: Golden Bauhinia Square has a status composed of a man-made bauhinia model.





References:
1. http://www.presentreklam.me/洋紫荊花-洋紫荊/
2.https://www.polyu.edu.hk/greencampus/trees/Bauhinia-blakeana.html
3.https://landscapeplants.aub.edu.lb/Plants/GetPDF/1f95d994-69ef-483a-83ca-da7129297b1a

Location

Quarry Bay Park

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by Cherry_Chow (Teacher) at 2021-05-04 15:49:10

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Bauhinia x blakeana (HONG KONG ORCHID TREE 洋紫荊) (HO_WaiLok)
Updated on 29/04/2021