Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Bauhinia Blakeana
by Felix Lai
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Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Bauhinia Blakeana
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Felix Lai
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This photo captured a beautiful tropical flower, Hong Kong Orchid Tree in a local garden.
Bauhinia blakeana, commonly called the Hong Kong orchid tree, is a hybrid leguminous tree of the genus Bauhinia. It has large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres across, and bloom from early November to the end of March. Although now cultivated in many areas, it originated in Hong Kong in 1880 and apparently all of the cultivated trees derive from one cultivated at the Hong Kong Botanical Gardens and widely planted in Hong Kong starting in 1914. It is referred to as bauhinia in non-scientific literature though this is the name of the genus. It is sometimes called the Hong Kong orchid. In Hong Kong, it is most commonly referred to by its Chinese name of "洋紫荊".
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March 3rd, 2022
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