The difference between Bauhinia and Bauhinia

1. Leaf Difference

The leaves of Bauhinia are leathery, nearly round or broadly cordate, about 8.5 to 13 cm long, 9 to 14 cm wide, with a cordate base, sometimes nearly truncated, and the tip of the leaf has two lobes, about 1/3 or 1/4 of the entire leaf length. The apex of the lobes is obtuse or narrowly rounded, the leaf blade is glabrous on the upper side, and has loose, short soft hairs on the lower side. There are 11 to 13 veins, and the petiole is 3.5 to 4 cm long.

The leaves of Bauhinia are papery, nearly round or triangular-round, 5 to 10 cm long, with an acute tip and a heart-shaped base. Both sides of the leaves are usually glabrous, and the petioles are slightly purple.

2. Flower Differences

The racemes of Bauhinia are terminal or axillary, sometimes compounded into paniculate inflorescences with short soft hairs. The bracts and bracteoles are triangular, about 3 mm long, the buds are fusiform, the calyx is flame-shaped, about 2.5 cm long, and the petals are purple-red, with short petioles and are oblanceolate.

The flowers of Bauhinia are pink or purple-red, 2 to 10 flowers are clustered in bunches on the branches, the flowers are 1 to 1.3 cm long, and the pedicels are 3 to 9 mm long.