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• n  mountain ebony, orchid tree

• Part of the problem is the inclusion of numerous anti-counterfeiting features, including embossed text and a watermarked bauhinia flower.
• Perhaps that explains why Hong Kong's national flower, the bauhinia, which in deference to the Communists is already displacing Queen Elizabeth on all newly minted coins, is a .

• Bauhinia
• genus Bauhinia

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• Weekend Plantings: Bauhinia, Heat-Tolerant Perennials, Houseplant R&R
  The genus Bauhinia includes approximately 350 species ranging from Tropical America to the Philippines. And though most gardeners are familiar with orchid tree Bauhinias, such as the beautiful and non-invasive Hong Kong orchid, many Bauhinia species are actually shrubs or vines. The most common of these in Central Florida, though not widely planted, is red bauhinia (B. galpinii), a semi ...
  June 21, 2013 - The Lakeland Ledger