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Bauhinia tomentosa L.

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HIGHER TAXON: Cercideae

GENUS: Bauhinia L.

Bauhinia tomentosa L. [Accepted]
    Alvesia Welw. tomentosa (L.)Britton & Rose {Synonym}
    Bauhinia volkensii Taubert {Synonym}
    Bauhinia wituensis Harms {Synonym}
    Pauletia Cav. tomentosa (L.)Schmitz {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (N) [106]; Cameroon (I) [8]
    Ethiopia (N) [106]; Ghana (I) [8]; Kenya (N) [106]
    Nigeria (I) [8]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; Somalia (N) [106]
    South Africa (N) [106]; Tanzania (N) [106]
    Zaire (N) [106]; Zambia (N) [106]; Zimbabwe (N) [106]
  Asia
    Hong Kong (I) [8]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [1409,1430]
  Pacific Ocean
    Fiji (I) [8]
  South America
    Brazil (U) [1414]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket [106]
    Tongaland-Pondoland regional transition zone; bushland and thicket [33]
    Zambezian scrub forest [33]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Shrub, Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Absent [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Environmental [1785,106]; Medicine [1785,106,107]; Chemical products; Domestic; Fibre; Miscellaneous

  
NOTES: -

DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

33.

   White,F., 1983
    The Vegetation of Africa
    The Vegetation of Africa

52.

   Verdcourt,B. & Trump,E.C., 1969
    Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa
    Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa

106.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1967
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

107.

   Ross,J.H., 1982
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.

111.

   Aubreville,A., 1965
    9.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora du Cameroun.Aubreville & Leroy
    9.Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora du Cameroun.Aubreville & Leroy

121.

   Watt,J.M. & Breyer-Brandwijk,M, 1962
    Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa
    Medicinal & Poisonous Plants of Southern & Eastern Africa

1409.

   Leon,H. & Alain,H., 1951
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas

1414.

   Lewis,G.P., 1987
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia

1430.

   Liogier,A.H., 1988
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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