Glaucous Climbing Bauhinia (Cheniella glauca)

Glaucous Climbing Bauhinia, a reference photo — Photo: 阿橋 HQ · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Cheniella glauca is a species of scandent plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and the tribe Bauhinieae. It was first described in 1852 by George Bentham, with its basionym in genus Phanera,, this species also has been placed in genus Bauhinia, before the erection of Cheniella in 2017.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Glaucous Climbing Bauhinia being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cheniella corymbosa
Phanera vahlii
Schnella glabra
Bauhinia purpurea
Bauhinia petersiana

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Cheniella
Species: Cheniella glauca

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