ALIBANGBANG
BAUHINIA MALABARICA Roxb.
Piliostigma acidum Benth.
Bauhinia tomentosa Blanco.
Bauhinia purpurea Vidal.
Local names: Alambangbang (Tag.); alibangbang (Tag., Bis., Pamp.); balibamban (Pamp.); kalibanbang (Pang., Tag.); kalibangbang (Ilk.).
Alibangbang is very common on open, dry slopes in regions subject to a long dry season in Luzon (Ilocos Norte to Laguna). It also occurs in India to Indo-China, Java, and Timor.