Fabaceae FAMILY
Bauhinia kalantha
Bauhinia kalantha
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Bauhinia kalantha is a shrub growing up to 3 metres tall[ 299 Title Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. Publication Author Website http://www.prota.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild as a local source of food, medicine and commodities.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Tanzania.
HabitatDeciduous thickets and woodland, at elevations from 600 - 1,000 metres, mainly in stony areas[ 398 Title Edible Wild Plants of Tanzania Publication Author Ruffo, C.K.: Birnie, A. & Tengnas, B. Publisher Regional Land Management Unit; Nairobi. Year 2002 ISBN 9966-896-60-0 Description A very well presented, simple guide to growing and utilizing wild food plants in Tanzania, with line drawings of each plant, a description, habitat and range, non-food as well as food uses, plus basic information on growing the plants. ].