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Tree 8, photograph 1 of 3TREE 08

Photographs by Farish

Orchid tree

Bauhinia sp. (likely B. purpurea)

A low, pale fork divides into outward-reaching limbs. Many leaves have the distinctive two-lobed outline associated with orchid trees.

Tapak kerbauBest match for visible features

Observations

A low, pale fork divides into outward-reaching limbs. Many leaves have the distinctive two-lobed outline associated with orchid trees.

About this identification

At close zoom the crown shows rounded, drooping leaves, several with the shallow two-lobed outline unique to Bauhinia, over a carpet of shed leaves. The species is most likely the purple orchid tree Bauhinia purpurea; a front view of a flower would settle the species.

Identified from photographs of bark, leaves, fallen litter and epiphytes against the Malaysian campus-tree flora. Moderate and tentative records would be settled by a close-up of flowers or fruit.

Species reference: Bauhinia purpurea