Butterfly tree vs railway-fence bauhinia

Bauhinia purpurea compared with Bauhinia pauletia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly tree	railway-fence bauhinia
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Bauhinia	Bauhinia
Species	Bauhinia purpurea	Bauhinia pauletia

Evolutionary Relationship

Butterfly tree and railway-fence bauhinia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bauhinia.

Lihat Genus: Bauhinia

Conservation Status

Butterfly tree

LC — Least Concern

railway-fence bauhinia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly tree	railway-fence bauhinia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Colombia).

railway-fence bauhinia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Butterfly tree

The Butterfly tree (Bauhinia purpurea) is a species in the genus Bauhinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found