Hoof-shaped leaves

Bauhinia species; common name “Orchid tree,” though of course it's not an orchid.

The genus apparently produces beautiful flowers, but because this tree is in a greenhouse, it's constantly being pruned. As a result, it's produced exactly one flower according to the Greenhouse staff.

Genus page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Bauhinia&rank=genus

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“Part installed & back to the lake!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-03-21
2 years ago (“Macro ‘Myriophyllum’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-03-21
3 years ago (“A box maaaay have been opened today…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-03-21
4 years ago (“Everything else was junk…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-03-21
5 years ago (“Don’t know about a dollar short, but a day late for sure”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-03-21

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