Bauhinia variegata
Chunghwa Post previously issued three sets of definitive stamps on flowers on March 12 and October 14, 2009 and January 20, 2010, respectively. Now it is following up with a fourth set, featuring Bauhinia variegata, Euphorbia milii, Brunfelsia hopeana, and Plumeria rubra. The designs follow:
1. Bauhinia variegata. (NT$0.50)
This deciduous tree of the pea family (Fabaceae) is commonly known as the orchid tree, butterfly tree, or camel’s foot. Its leaves are either round or shaped like a wide heart with a cleft on both base and apex, so that they resemble the hoof of a goat. Its inflorescences, which are axillary, each have five pale pink petals, one with red purple veins. This sun-loving tree is a great ornamental and street tree.
The photo was taken in Madrid in 2028 when we visited a greenhouse
Bauhinia is mentioned many times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN I chose to read
MID-SUMMER by Megan Bozkurt THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 66, October 2011