It also has the name Ling Jia Hua. It belongs to the legume shrub. It can grow to a height of 7 to 10 meters. Its bark is thick, but it is very smooth. Its color is gray or dark brown. The leaves of the claw beetle are nearly round. The length is 10 cm to 15 cm, and the width is 9 cm to 14 cm. The leaves growing at the base of the trunk are more like a light heart. There is no hair on both sides of the leaves, and the length of the petiole is 3 cm to 4 cm. The petals of the claw beetle are peach red and in the shape of an inverted needle. The length of petals is 4 cm to 5 cm, and the stigma is longer. The seeds of claw beetle are relatively flat and round. The color of seed skin is dark brown. The flowering time is from September to November every year. The fruit bearing time is in February and March.
It also has another name, redflower Bauhinia, which belongs to the sumeriaceae. Its growth height is two to four meters. Its leaves are round or oval. Its shape is a bit like the shape of the leaves of the claw beetle. Its length is 6 cm to 14 cm, and its width is 5 cm to 14 cm. The flowering time is between winter and spring. The flowers are like the size of the palm of the hand. Its length is 1.5 cm to 1.3 cm. The flowers Five petals, red or pink in color, especially beautiful when blooming. Its bark can be extracted to make dyes. Its roots, bark and flowers have medicinal value. It's a kind of plant full of treasure.
At last, I will summarize the most intuitive differences between them for you to identify later. There are three stamens in the claw beetle, but there are five in the Bauhinia tree. The petals of the claw beetle are narrow and long, while the petals of the Bauhinia tree are wider. The petioles of the claw beetle are longer, but the petioles of the Bauhinia tree are shorter. After the claw beetle blooms, it will get seeds, but the Bauhinia tree only blooms without seeds.
Through the above introduction, do you all know how to distinguish the claw beetle and Bauhinia? I hope today's content can help you!
