Bauhinia
 Bauhinia /boʊˈhɪniə/ is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the large flowering plant family Fabaceae with a pantropical distribution. The genus was named after the Bauhin brothers Swiss-French botanists. Many species are widely planted in the tropics as orchid trees particularly in northern India Vietnam and southeastern China. Other common names include Mountain Ebony and Kachnar (India and Pakistan).