Phanera kockiana is a liana native to the East Indies and Malay Peninsula in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the bean family. It is commonly called the climbing bauhinia and can grow to or more. The lanceolate leaves have three major veins running from petiole to tip. The flowers open yellow, but turn red in a couple days.
Intraspecifics , Plants of the World OnlinePlants of the World Online: Phanera kockiana (Korth.) Benth. includes the following varieties: P. kockiana var. angustifolia (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak P. kockiana var. bakoensis (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak P. kockiana var. beccarii (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak P. kockiana var. brevipedicellata (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak P. kockiana var. calcicola (K. Larsen & S.S. Larsen) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak P. kockiana var. kockiana (Korth.) Benth. P. kockiana var. scarlatina (Cammerl.) Bandyop., P.P. Ghoshal & M.K. Pathak P. kockiana var. sericeinervia de Wit P. kockiana var. velutina de Wit Note P. kockiana var. burbidgei has been reclassified as Phanera burbidgei .
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