Bauhinia rufescens is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to semi-arid areas of Africa such as the Sahel.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bauhinia rufescens 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
- Gonopterodendron sarmientoi
- Balanites aegyptiaca
- Senegalia nigrescens
- Faidherbia albida
- Senegalia burkei
- Lysiphyllum carronii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Species
- Bauhinia rufescens
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