Bauhinia purpurea Neotype: Merrill Sp. Blanc. 1050 (L) from India near Pondicheri, Merrill DerivedUnit#12359<251a1311-caf1-4a44-b067-ebe907a79f65> described from a specimen in Bot. Gard. Calcutta, originating from Bengal, Merrill Holotype: Bot. Gard. Singapore, Nov 1935, Furtado s. n. (SING) Holotype: Bot. Gard. Singapore, Sep 1935, Henderson s.n. (SING)