Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Fabaceae

Genus:

Bauhinia

Species:

Bauhinia pinheiroi

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Height:

30 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

sep,oct,nov,dec

Bloom Colors:

white, pink

Ground Cover:

Yes

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

bees, butterflies

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Adapted to cerrado fire regime with underground xylopodium allowing resprouting after fire disturbance.

Propagation & Germination

Scarification:

Seed coat scarification required before sowing

Notes:

Scarification likely beneficial as with other Bauhinia species due to hard seed coat.

The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI