Bauhinia petersiana, the Kalahari white bauhinia, is a species of shrubs in the family Fabaceae and the subfamily Cercidoideae found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The species is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) in height. The flower is up to 15 cm (5.9 in) wide, with five narrow white petals.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of White 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
- Lysiphyllum hookeri
- Bauhinia macrantha
- Bauhinia forficata
- Bauhinia cheilantha
- Bauhinia racemosa
- Bauhinia lunarioides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Bauhinia
- Species
- Bauhinia petersiana
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