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| Synonyms: |
Bauhinia esculenta Burch. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Creeper with postrate or trailing stems to several metres long. Leaves: petiole 1.5-3.5 cm long; lobes 3-7.5 cm long, separated more than halfway from the apex to the attachment of the petiole. Petals yellow, slightly crinkled. Ovary glabrous or nearly so. Seeds ovoid or globular. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | esculentum: edible, referring to the roasted seeds and the tuber. |
| Habitat: | In dry sandy places. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | W |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 29. Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 188. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 73. |
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