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Bauhinia petersiana
Scientific Name: Bauhinia petersiana
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Bauhinia petersiana
Bauhinia petersiana, also known as Kalahari White Bauhinia or wild coffee bean, is an ornamental shrub native to the southern parts of Africa.
Common Names:
- Kalahari White Bauhinia
- Large White Bauhinia
- Wild coffee bean
- Koffiebeesklou
- Natal bauhinia
- Natalsebeesklou
- Mubondo
- Msekese (Swahili)
- Coffee Neat's Foot
Taxonomy and Nomenclature:
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea Family)
- Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Rank: Species, Subspecies
Synonyms:
- Bauhinia petersiana Bolle subsp. petersiana
- Perlebia petersiana (Bolle) A. Schmitz
- Bauhinia macrantha Oliv.
- Bauhinia serpae Ficalho & Hiern
- Bauhinia petersiana ssp. serpae
- Bauhinia petersiana Bolle subsp. serpae (Ficalho and Hiern.) Brummit and Ross
- Perlebia petersiana (Bolle)A.Schmitz
Distribution and Habitat:
- Found in Botswana, Democratic Republic, and southern parts of Africa.
Morphological Characteristics:
- Deciduous shrub or tree growing up to 10 meters tall.
- Some variants produce purple to dark purple flowers as well.
- Easily identified by the two-lobed camel foot leaves and white flowers.
- Has broad petals
- Undersurface of leaf rather densely pubescent with irregularly spreading or ascending hairs
Subspecies:
- Bauhinia petersiana subsp. macrantha (Oliv.) Brummitt & J.H.Ross
- Bauhinia petersiana subsp. petersiana