Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Tree
Tree
Origin
Caribbean, South America
South-Eastern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China
Types
-
Purple Orchid Tree, White Orchid Tree, Bidi leaf tree
Number of Varieties
1020
0
40000
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Habitat
Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Forests, Mountain Slopes, Valley
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-159-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 9, 10, 11, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm760.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm17.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory
Light Pink, Magenta, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Ivory
Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular and deeply palmately-lobed
Butterfly shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats
Birds
Allergy
Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidiabetic, Asthma
Carminative, Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves
Buds, Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes
Fibre, Gum, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CECROPIA palmata
BAUHINIA purpurea
Common Name
Snakewood Tree
Butterfly Tree, Orchid Tree
In Hindi
Snakewood Tree
Butterfly tree
In German
Schlangenholz -Baum
Schmetterlings- Baum
In French
Amourette Arbre
arbre de papillon
In Spanish
Árbol de madera de serpiente
árbol de la mariposa
In Greek
Snakewood Tree
δέντρο πεταλούδα
In Portuguese
Snakewood Tree
árvore borboleta
In Polish
Snakewood Tree
drzewo Butterfly
In Latin
Snakewood Tree
Gloria ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledoneae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Fabales
Family
Urticaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Cecropia
Bauhinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Cercideae
Subfamily
-
Caesalpinioideae
Number of Species
61500
1
27800
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