Bauhinia family : CAESALPINIACEAE (ROSIDAE) in Australia
including Cassiaceae

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Plants in Australia Plant
Classes

Bauhinia aculeata
White Orchid Tree
Sydney, September 2006

Bauhinia galpinii
Pride of the Cape
Sydney, September 2006

Bauhinia purpurea
Purple Camel's Foot
Brisbane, September 2006

Caesalpinia gilliesii
Bird-of-Paradise Shrub
Sydney, December 2006

Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Barbados Pride
Bali, September 1990

Cassia alata
Ringworm Bush
Sydney, January 2008

Cassia nemophila
Desert Cassia
Ouyen, Victoria
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens

Delonix regia
Royal Poinciana
Bundaberg, December 2006

Gleditsia triacanthos
Honey Locust
Wyee, October 2008

Senna corymbosa
Buttercup Bush
Concord, November 2006

Senna spectabilis
Common Cassia
Wyee, March 2008

Tamarindus indica
Tamarind
Magnetic Island, January 2008
Photos: courtesy of
Donald Simpson

A number of caterpillars of Butterflies in Australia feed on plants in CAESALPINIACEAE, including:


Jalmenus icilius

Anthene lycaenoides

Pantoporia consimilis

Catopsilia gorgophone

Eurema herla

Catopsilia pomona

Catopsilia pyranthe

Catopsilia scylla

Eurema smilax

and a number of caterpillars of Moths in Australia feed on plants in CAESALPINIACEAE, including:


Pericyma cruegeri

Stegasta variana

Calcarifera ordinata

Thalaina angulosa

Dilophothripa lobata

Opodiphthera excavus

Cryptophlebia ombrodelta

Maroga melanostigma

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(updated 4 January 2013, 16 December 2022)