FLORA OF VIETNAM
Fabaceae (Caesalpiniaceae)
Bauhinia variegata

Dien Bien Prov., Dien Bien Distr., Na U Municipality, Ca Hau village, around point 21°13′30”N 102°57′24”E.

Highly destroyed primary closed evergreen broad-leaved submontane forest on rocky crystalline marble-like rocky limestone at elevation 1100-1200 m a.s.l.

Tree to 12 m tall on rather open slopes. Flowers white to light pink. Very common. Usual co-dominant of secondary forests.

CPC 2421 11 April 2011 photos.
Coll.: P.V.The.