bell bauhinia vs Butterfly tree

Bauhinia tomentosa compared with Bauhinia purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bell bauhinia	Butterfly tree
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
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 tomentosa	Bauhinia purpurea

Evolutionary Relationship

bell bauhinia and Butterfly tree share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bauhinia.

Conservation Status

bell bauhinia

LC — Least Concern

Butterfly tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bell bauhinia	Butterfly tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bell bauhinia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and North America (Cuba).

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).

bell bauhinia

The Bell bauhinia (Bauhinia tomentosa) 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 grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇮 Burundi 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇹🇼 Taiwan