Bauhinia rufescens

Bauhinia rufescens

Bauhinia rufescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Cercidoideae
Genus: Bauhinia
Sectio: Bauhinia sect. Micralvesia
Species: Bauhinia rufescens

Name

Bauhinia rufescens Lam., Encycl. 1: 391 (1785)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Adenolobus rufescens (Lam.) A.Schmitz in Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 399 (1973)
  • Piliostigma rufescens (Lam.) Benth. in F.A.W.Miquel, Pl. Jungh.: 262 (1852)
• Heterotypic
  • Bauhinia adansoniana Guill. & Perr.
  • Bauhinia parvifolia Hochst. ex Fielding & Gardn.
  • Bauhinia rubescens Pers.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria Regional: Tropical Africa Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo Introduced into: India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Bauhinia rufescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bauhinia rufescens. Published online. Accessed: Sep 08 2020. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Bauhinia rufescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep 2020. Reference page.
• Catalogue of Life: 2025 Annual Checklist

Vernacular names

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