Is bauhinia a tree or a shrub?

The cluster bauhinia is generally cultivated by cluster planting of bauhinia, with a height of 2-5 meters and a crown width of 3-4 meters; Bark and twigs are light gray and white. The leaves are papery, nearly round or triangular, with a length of 5- 10 cm. If the width and length are slightly shorter than the length, the apex is sharp, the base is shallow to deep heart-shaped, and both sides are usually hairless. The tender leaves are green, only the petiole is purplish, and the leaf margin membrane is transparent and obvious when fresh. The flowers of cluster bauhinia are purplish red or pink, with more than 2- 10 flowers clustered on old branches and trunks, especially on trunks. When reaching the upper branches, the flowers are less, and generally bloom before the leaves, but the flowers on the tender branches or young plants bloom with the leaves at the same time, with a length of 1- 1.3 cm; Pedicel 3-9 mm long; There are deep purple stripes at the base of keel flap; The ovary is tender green, the bud is bright and hairless, and it is densely pubescent in the later stage, with 6-7 ovules.