Scientific Name: Bauhinia variegata

Common Name: Camel's Foot Tree 宮粉羊蹄甲

Family Name: Caesalpiniaceae蘇木科

It is a dicotyledonous, angiosperm and deciduous tree which can grow up to 6m tall.

Its leaves are simple and alternate, bilobed and about 5-12cm long. Its leaves are margins entire, and leaf apex notched.

It blooms in spring; flowers are bisexual and pale pink in color. Each flower has 5 petals, which have an insect guide on them. Usually, there are 5 stamens but sometimes they are six. Flowers are fragrant.

Its fruits are pods, which turn black when ripe. The pods are about 30cm long and their seeds are dispersed by mechanical explosion.