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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana abstract "Bauhinia × blakeana commonly called the Hong Kong Orchid Tree is a legume tree of the genus Bauhinia, with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres (3.9 to 5.9 in) across, and bloom from early November to the end of March. Although now cultivated in many areas, it originated in Hong Kong in 1880 and apparently all of the cultivated trees derive from one cultivated at the Hong Kong Botanic Gardens and widely planted in Hong Kong starting in 1914. It is referred to as bauhinia in non-scientific literature though this is the name of the genus. It is sometimes called the Hong Kong orchid (香港蘭). Commonly called by the people of Hong Kong by its Chinese name \"洋紫荊\".The Bauhinia double-lobed leaf is similar in shape to a heart or a butterfly. A typical leaf is 7 to 10 centimetres (2.8 to 3.9 in) long and 10 to 13 centimetres (3.9 to 5.1 in) wide, with a deep cleft dividing the apex. In Hong Kong the leaf is known as the \"clever leaf\" (聰明葉), and is regarded as a symbol of wisdom. Some people use the leaves to make bookmarks in the hope that they will bring them good luck in their studies.It is sterile, which means it does not generally produce seeds or fruits, and is a hybrid between Bauhinia variegata and Bauhinia purpurea. The 2008 research was able to identify the female parent as Bauhinia purpurea, but it could not differentiate the male parent from Bauhinia variegata var. variegata or Bauhinia variegata var. candida. This is not unexpected, as Bauhinia variegata var. candida is a white-flowered form of Bauhinia variegata var. variegata, and not a separate species or sub-species. The 2005 research suggested Bauhinia × blakeana is genetically closer to Bauhinia variegata, while the 2008 research indicated it is closer to Bauhinia purpurea instead.Propagation is by grafting, cuttings and air-layering. As it is only known in cultivation, it can also be named as a cultivar: Bauhinia 'Blakeana'. Hong Kong orchid trees are usually sterile, yet here, too, there are exceptions. One tree has been found in Hong Kong that produces seeds, perhaps indicating that evolution or mutation has occurred, or that even though Bauhinia × blakeana is perhaps sterile when self-pollinated (the scientific study in 2005 established the low fertility of Bauhinia × blakeana's pollen when compared with its parental species Bauhinia purpurea or Bauhinia variegata), however, it may perhaps be able to produce seeds when pollinated instead by its parental species Bauhinia purpurea or Bauhinia variegata or other related Bauhinia species. More scientific research will need to be carried out, e.g., artificial controlled cross-pollination experiments to confirm the ability of Bauhinia × blakeana in backcross or outcross to produce (fertile) seeds.Lawrence Ramsden of the University of Hong Kong's Department of Botany is conducting the search to find out if there are any more individuals that can produce seeds – if so, they could benefit propagation of the tree for horticulture. Two previous instances of seeds found from Bauhinia × blakeana specimens failed to germinate.".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana binomialAuthority Stephen_Troyte_Dunn.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana class Eudicots.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana division Flowering_plant.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana family Fabaceae.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana genus Bauhinia.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana kingdom Plant.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana order Fabales.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana order Rosids.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana thumbnail Bauhinia_blakeana_(Key_West).jpg?width=300.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageOutDegree "49".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageRevisionID "674039944".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Backcrossing.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Category:Bauhinia.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Category:Culture_of_Hong_Kong.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Cercis.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Chiayi.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Cloning.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Cultivar.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Endemism.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Eudicots.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Governor_of_Hong_Kong.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Hybrid_(biology).
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Legume.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Outcrossing.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Paris_Foreign_Missions_Society.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Phanera_purpurea.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Phanera_variegata.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Plant.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Pok_Fu_Lam.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Rosids.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Statue.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Stephen_Troyte_Dunn.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Taiwan.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink Urban_Council.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink West_Bengal.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLink File:Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLinkText "Bauhinia × blakeana".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana wikiPageWikiLinkText "bauhinia".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana binomial "Bauhinia × blakeana".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana binomialAuthority Stephen_Troyte_Dunn.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana familia Fabaceae.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana genus "Bauhinia".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana imageCaption "Bauhinia × blakeana flower".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana j "joeng4 zi2 ging1".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana name "Bauhinia × blakeana".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana ordo Fabales.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana p "yáng zǐ jīng".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana regnum "Plantae".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana s "洋紫荆".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana species "B. × blakeana".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana t "洋紫荊".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana unrankedClassis Eudicots.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana unrankedDivisio Flowering_plant.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana unrankedOrdo Rosids.
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- Bauhinia_×_blakeana y "yòehng jí gīng".
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana subject Category:Bauhinia.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana subject Category:Culture_of_Hong_Kong.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana subject Category:Garden_plants_of_Asia.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana subject Category:Hybrid_plants.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana subject Category:Ornamental_trees.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana subject Category:Regional_symbols_of_Hong_Kong.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana hypernym Tree.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana type Eukaryote.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana type Plant.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana type Species.
- Bauhinia_×_blakeana type Thing.