红花羊蹄甲(Bauhinia blakeana Dunn)苏木科羊蹄甲属,是香港的市花(香港称洋紫荆),又是岭南一带城市路树及庭园绿美化很受青眯的观赏树种。它总状花序,花朵大,颜色深紫红,花期较长,从每年的十一、二月份开至翌年的三、四月份。花不妊性。各地对该树有不同叫法,有的称“樱花”,有的称“洋紫荆”,也有的称“红花紫荆”等等。 Bauhinia blakeana Dunn is a flower of Hong Kong (Bauhinia blakeana Dunn). It is also a green ornamental tree species favored by green trees and gardens in Lingnan. Its racemose, flowers, deep color purple, flowering longer, from November to February every year in March and April of the following year. Flowers are not pregnant. There are different ways around the tree, some call it “cherry”, some call “Bauhinia”, and some call it “safflower Bauhinia” and so on.