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  Snowy Orchid-tree

 

Thailand

Snowy Orchid-tree is a species of flowering shrub native to tropical southeastern Asia, with the botanical name Bauhinia acuminata and also commonly known as Dwarf White Bauhinia and White Orchid-tree.

 

The leaves, typical of Bauhinia species, are bilobed and shaped somewhat like an ox hoof. Its fragrant flowers are 8 to 12 centimeters in diameter, with five white petals, ten yellow-tipped stamens, and a green stigma.

LIST OF THAI BOTANICAL NAMES

 

  Snowy Orchid-tree