Bauhinia natalensis Oliv.

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Synonyms: Perlebia natalensis (Oliv.) A. Schmitz
Common names: Dainty bauhinia (English)
Description: Shrub to 2.5 m. Leaves 2-foliolate: leaflets small, 1-3 × 0.5-1.5 cm, obliquely ovate to obovate. Flowers white, often with a red central vein, solitary, terminal. Petals 1.5-3 cm, obovate. Stamens 10. Pod 3-8 cm, linear-oblong to oblanceolate.
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Derivation of specific name: natalensis: of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Worldwide distribution: South Africa
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bauhinia natalensis
African Plant Database: Bauhinia natalensis
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Bauhinia natalensis.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=233970, retrieved 21 June 2025

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