Pride-of-de-Kaap, Red Bauhinia (Honey bee plants of Hawaii, United States)

Pride-of-de-Kaap, Red Bauhinia

Bauhinia galpinii

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Pollen: Low
Nectar: Low

Flowering time 1-12, 11-2…Small scrambling tree with red flowers. Two-lobed leaves like other bauhinias. Long-flowering. Flower buds are initiated durning high temperatures and showers of 10mm or more. Nectar secretion starts at around 22°C and increases with rising temperatures. The nectar is water-white, without a detectable smell, and with a sweet taste only. There are three fertile and seven sterile stamens per flower. Bees rarely collect the light-greyish pollen. (Johannsmeier, M. F. (2016). Beeplants of South Africa: Sources of Nectar, Pollen, Honeydew and Propolis for Honeybees)

The rich orange red flower of this pant suggest a nasturtium or perhaps a small, red orchid with long stamens. There are five petals of equal size and color, each about on and a half inches long. They appear in summer or fall, in clusters of six to ten, and are followed by pods with dark brown seeds. The plant is sprawling woody shrub. Its leaves are rounded but divided into two lobes by a bottom cleft. Insects seems to relish them, as they are often eaten to a lacelike skeleton. (Kuck, L. E., & Tongg, R. C. (1965). Hawaiian flowers & flowering trees)

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