Bauhinia integrifolia cumingiana

Bauhinia integrifolia Roxb. subsp. cumingiana (Benth.) K. & S.S. Larsen

Morphological description (integr v cum Bauh Reinw f19 )
Deviates from subsp. integrifolia in leaves always deeply bifid; lobes obtuse to acuminate. Pedicels longer, buds larger and ovoid to ellipsoid, 5-10 mm long. Stamens: filaments shorter than petals; anthers c. 3 mm long; Ovary appressed pubescent; style pubescent to sparsely hairy towards the stigma.


Distribution
Malesia: Borneo (Sabah), Philippines.

Habitat
Common in lowland forests.

Vernacular names
Bulakan, Raja barangkat, Kaba-kaba (all Sabah). Agki (Pampangan), Agpoi (Tagalog Bikol), Arabahan (Manobo), Are (Bagobo), Balagon (Chabacono), Banot (Tagalog), Impid (Bikol), Kali-bangbang (Panay Bisaya), Li-bangbang, Lupig, Og poi (Tayalog), Oplig (Iloko), Umpig (Ibanog), Uplig, Upling (Iloko), all Philippineas.

KEY TO VARIETIES
a.   Lower leaf surface glabrescent    b1. var. cumingiana
b.   Lower leaf surface persistently fuscous brown woolly    b2. var. nymphaeifolia


b1. Bauhinia integrifolia Roxb. subsp. cumingiana (Benth.) K. & S.S. Larsen var. cumingiana

Leaves with glabrescent undersides.

Distribution
Malesia: Borneo (Sabah), Philippines.

b2. Bauhinia integrifolia Roxb. subsp. cumingiana (Benth.) K. & S.S. Larsen var. nymphaeifolia (Perkins) K. & S.S. Larsen

Leaves persistently fuscous woolly on the lower surface.

Distribution
Malesia: Philippines (Luzon).

Note
There are only four collections, all from Luzon. Of all the characters mentioned by earlier authors only the leaf-hairyness really separates it from var. cumingiana.

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