Bauhinia semibifida var. stenostachya

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Bauhinia semibifida var. stenostachya

Description

Leaves large, 1/4-1/3 bifid, 13-17-nerved, up to 18 cm across; base deeply cordate; upper surface glossy, lower dark brown woolly pubescent, sometimes only on the nerves. Inflorescences long, narrow, many-flowered racemes, 20-35 cm; the pedicel sturdy, up to 4 cm, hairy; bracts narrowly lanceolate, c. 10 mm; bracteoles narrower and smaller.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo (Sabah present, Sarawak present)
Malesia: Borneo (Sabah, Sarawak).

Notes

The type is from Sabah; two collections of Clemens from Sarawak are referred to this variety even if they are more glabrous.