Which plant has more species, Silybum or Bauhinia?
Bauhinia Bauhinia is a genus of more than 500 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists.
Bauhinia monandra Bauhinia monandra is a species of leguminous trees, of the Fabaceae family. Common names include pink bauhinia, orchid tree, and Napoleon’s plume. Naturally they grow in Madagascar, but have naturalised in Burma, Australia, Christmas Island, the Caribbean, southern USA and the Pacific Islands.