Bauhinia purpurea

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As recorded: Bauhinia purpurea L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: (Not on sheet)
Collector number: I.F. 5a
Date: 1904
Locality: Buitenzorg Botanical garden(?)
Island: Java
Region: Indonesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

29 Bishop specimens of Bauhinia purpurea · collected 1904–1998Species page ›

Bauhinia purpurea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1904. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,134 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23

Bengaluru, KA, IN

(c) Auroshree Kar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

San Juan, PR, US

(c) coralaviles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

香港新界大埔大埔滘自然護理區

(c) tommyung0515, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

RW8F+PJ9, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand

(c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-09

Santa Marina P15, Motril, Granada, ES

(c) kylepena, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Complexo Cultural da República João Herculino, Brasília, DF, BR

(c) Natalha Brito, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Bauhinia purpurea. BISH 153061. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182976. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/153061.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956182976 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026