Bauhinia reticulata DC.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Bauhinia L.
Tribe: Cercideae
References: [11][2077]

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Other names:

• Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.)Hochst. [Synonym] [11][2077]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Burkina [8]
  • Cameroon [11]
  • Central African Rep. [11]
  • Chad [64]
  • Ethiopia [111]
  • Ghana [11]
  • Ivory Coast [11]
  • Mali [11]
  • Niger [11]
  • Nigeria [11]
  • Senegal [11]
  • Sudan [11]

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Notes:

• Much confused with B.thonningii pre-1940.
  
• May hybridise with B.thonningii (see Milne-Redhead s.n.,Nigeria, at K). [11]
  
• Bauhinia reticulata DC.: Synonym [04/29/93 13:34] [11]
  
• Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.)Hochst.: Accepted [04/29/93 13:34] [11]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:52:38