Texasplume

Casparea lunarioides A. Gray, sp. nov
Bauhinia lunarioides A. Gray; S. Wats. Bibl. Index 205, hyponym, 1878. Standlev. Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23:417. 1920.
A shrub, the young branches appressed-pubescent. Stipules minute; petioles 2-3.5 cm. long; leaves suborbicular in outline, about 6 cm. long, or shorter, membranous, glabrous above, appressed-pubescent and pilose on the veins beneath, 9-or-! 1-nerved, cordate, deeply 2-lobed, the lobes ovate-elliptic, somewhat divergent, rounded; racemes short, few-flowered, puberulent; pedicels 4-5 mm. long; caljTC appressed-pubescent, 15-18 mm. long; petals narrow, about 2 cm. long, with an elongated pubescent claw; perfect stamen glabrous, about as long as the petals. Nuevo Leon. Type from above Monterey, May 27, 1889, C. G. Pringle 2529. Collected also by Eaton c' Edii'ards at Rinconada, May 25, 1 847.

Casparea retifolia (Standley) Britton & Rose
Bauhinia retifolia Standley, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 23: 416. 1922.
A shrub, the twigs brownish-tomentose. Petiole 1.5-2.5 cm. long; leaves 5.5-9.5 cm. long, cordate at base, 7-nerved, 2-lobed at apex, bright green, coriaceous, strongly reticulated, glabrous, the ovate lobes spreading and obtuse; racemes dense, few-flowered; pedicels short, stout; calyx 2-2.4 cm. long, puberulent; petals 3-4 cm. long, with an oval blade and a slender tomentose claw; ovary densely tomentose, long-stipitatc.
Type locality: Rascon, San Luis Potosi. Distribution : Known only from the type locality.

Casparea macranthera (Benth.) Britton & Rose
Bauhinia macranthera Benth.; Hemsl. Diag. PI. Nov. 49. 1880.
A shrub; branches flexible, pubescent, with short internodes. Leaves suborbicular, 5 cm. in diameter or smaller, subcoriaceous, 9-nerved, 2-lobed to the middle, the lobes rounded; flowers subsolitary, short-pedicelled ; calyx pubescent, about 2.5 cm. long; petals 3 cm. long, with a long hairy claw; perfect stamen elongated, the anther pilose; ovary long-brownishtomentose; legume glabrous, about 12 cm. long.
TTE i.ocauity: Zimapan, Hidalgo. Distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Bauhinia lunarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southwestern Texas in the United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Texasplume, Anacacho orchid tree, and pata de vaca.

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 4 m tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are small, white or (rarely) pink, with five petals. The fruit is a pod.

Though limited in range in the wild, it has become increasingly available in nurseries.