Phanera kockiana
| Phanera kockiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Phanera |
| Species: | P. kockiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Phanera kockiana | |
Phanera kockiana is a liana native to the East Indies and Malay Peninsula in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the bean family. It is commonly called the climbing bauhinia and can grow to 30 m (98 ft) or more. The lanceolate leaves have three major veins running from petiole to tip. The flowers open yellow, but turn red in a couple days.[1]
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