Bauhinia variegata, Bauhinia alba, Bauhinia variegata var. alboflava,
Bauhinia variegata var. candida, Orchid Tree,
Hebrew: בוהיניה מגוונת, Arabic: بوهينيا ملونه

Scientific name:		Bauhinia variegata L.
Synonym name:		Bauhinia alba hort.,Bauhinia variegata var. alboflava de Wit, Bauhinia variegata var. candida Voigt
Common name:		Orchid Tree
Hebrew name:		בוהיניה מגוונת
Arabic name:		بوهينيا ملونه
Family:		Fabaceae, קטניות

Life form:		Deciduous tree
Stems:		Bark gray
Leaves:		Alternate, simple, usually two lobes
Inflorescence:		In few-flowered, lateral corymbs
Flowers:		5 Pink, purple or white petals
Fruits / pods:		Pods,long, hard, flat, glabrous, dehiscent, 10-15 seeded
Flowering Period:		March-April
Distribution:		Mediterranean coast, Sharon
Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה:		South-east Asia
Summer shedding:		Perennating

Derivation of the botanical name: Bauhinia, J.Bauhin (12 December 1541–26 October 1613) was a Swiss botanist, born in Basel. variegata, variegated. alba, white. alboflava,Albus,white, dead white; pale; bright; flavus, golden yellow, reddish yellow, flaxen, blonde; whitish yellow. candida, glistening, dazzling white, clear, bright; shining or pure white. The Hebrew name: בוהיניה, Bauhinia, transliteration from Bauhinia. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation hort. is used to indicate hortorum (of gardens), or hortulanorum (of gardeners) , referring to a name whose origin or authors are unknown. The standard author abbreviation de Wit is used to indicate Hendrik de Wit (1909 – 1999),a Dutch systematic botanist. The standard author abbreviation Voigt is used to indicate Johann Joachim Otto Voigt (1798 - 1843), a Danish-German botanist.