Brazil (Acre, Acre, Amazonas, Amazonas, Bahia, Bahia, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Roraima, Roraima, Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina); Peru
Bauhinia forficata, commonly known as Brazilian orchid tree,Pata de Vaca, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to Brazil and Peru.
Nicaragua, Brazil, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela, Peru and Mexico (Chiapas).
Very large geographical distribution, that includes North and South America, tropical Africa, southern Asia and Australasia