Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Bauhinia L.
Tribe: Cercideae
References: [8][1914][1915]

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Other names:

• Bauhinia racemosa Vahl [Synonym] [1914]
  
• Phanera vahlii (Wight & Arn.)Benth. [Synonym] [1914][1915]
  

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Common Names:

• Camel's Foot Climber [1962]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Environmental [1915] [2021]
  
• Medicine [2021]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Zaire [8]

• Asia [1914] [2021] [2023]
  • Bhutan [1914]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Nepal [1914]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Mauritius [1915]

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Notes:

• Grown as an ornamental; seeds used as a tonic & aphrodisiac [2021]
  
• Cultivated in the botanic garden on Mauritius. [1915]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:49:29