Bauhinia picta
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Bauhinia picta

Bauhinia picta

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Bauhinia picta is a tree with an elongated crown; it can grow up to 40 metres tall. The straight bole can be 80cm in diameter[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is little used locally, but the wood is of very good quality, and should attract the attention of the wood user[ 551 Title A Century of Trees of Panama. Publication Author Pittier H. Mell C.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A work that was very difficult to get published according to the correspondence contained at the start!. A treatment of 100 different species with descriptions and details of uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama.
HabitatDense forests and more open formations at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 867 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 70 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis Year 1983 ISBN Description A botanical journal. This edition includes an article on the arborescent Bauhinias of tropical America. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].