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Bauhinia petersiana
petersiana
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Altar site, Mutare, by rd to Vumba
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Rimiti West, by rd to Birchenough Bridge
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By Mutare to Birchenough Br. rd, Chinyauwhere CL
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Kopje Tops, Mavhuradonha Wilderness Area
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| Synonyms: |
Perlebia petersiana (Bolle) A. Schmitz |
| Common names: | Large white bauhinia (English) Mubondo (Shona) Mumwando (Shona) Mun'ando (Shona) Mupondo (Shona) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Large bush or small tree. Leaves in a characteristic hoof-shape, 2-lobed for more than half the length, normally 7-veined from the base. Flowers in large,showy terminal clusters; petals snow-white, long narrow and usually wrinkled. Stamens and style reddish, long exerted. Pods flattened and woody, splitting explosively when ripe. |
| Notes: | Subspecies macrantha appears to be closely related but quite distinct. |
| Derivation of specific name: | petersiana: named after Professor Wilhelm Peters (1815-1863) of Berlin who collected in Mozambique in the early 19th century. |
| Habitat: | In a variety of woodland habitats. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 1500 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | N,W,C,E |
| Growth form: | ST |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Tuesday 1 January 2013 |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. and Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae FZ 3(2) Page 21. Drummond, R.B. (1981). Common Trees of the Central Watershed Woodlands of Zimbabwe. Natural Resources Board, Harare. Pages 72 - 73. as Bauhinia petersiana (Includes a picture). Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 71. (Includes a picture). Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 52, plates 76 & 77 |
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Flora of Mozambique: Bauhinia petersianaBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Bauhinia petersiana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bauhinia petersiana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Bauhinia petersiana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Bauhinia petersiana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Bauhinia petersiana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bauhinia petersiana
JSTOR Plant Science: Bauhinia petersiana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Bauhinia petersiana
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West African Plants database: Bauhinia petersiana
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