Bauhinia macrantha Oliv.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Bauhinia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.45-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

Uses animal food coffee substitute environmental use food material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits pods roots seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 42
Germination temperacture (C°) 23 - 29
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Bauhinia macrantha unspecified picture

Distribution

Bauhinia macrantha world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:481468-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213116
COL ID L45Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Perlebia macrantha Bauhinia petersiana subsp. macrantha Bauhinia petersiana subsp. serpae Perlebia macrantha subsp. serpae Bauhinia serpae Bauhinia macrantha