Fabaceae FAMILY

Bauhinia urbaniana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bauhinia urbaniana is a multi-stemmed, slender shrub growing 1 - 3 metres tall. The plant sometimes adopts a more scrambling habit with branches up to 5 metres long[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern Africa - southern Angola, northern Namibia, Zambia, Botswana.

HabitatOpen thickets; Baikiaea-Copaifera bush; Julbernandia paniculata-Cryptosepalum woodland; Kalahari sand; at elevations around 900 - 1,050 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. Woodland, usually on sandy soils[ 663 Title Flora of Southern Africa Publication Author Roux J.P. Website http://plants.jstor.org/search?st=662545 Publisher Year 2003 ISBN Description An excellent on-line resource. ].