Bauhinia sect. Phanera

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Bauhinia sect. Phanera

Description

Leaves entire or bilobed. Fertile stamens 3, rarely 2 (B. bassacen- sis); reduced stamens or staminodes large to minute; anthers elliptic to linear, opening by a longitudinal slit. Seeds with short funicular aril-lobes.

Distribution

S and SE Asia present
About 60 species in S and SE Asia