Bauhinia macrantha Oliv.

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Bauhinia macrantha

Livingstone; Nov 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham

Bauhinia macrantha

Livingstone; Nov 2008.
Photo: Mike Bingham

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Synonyms: Bauhinia petersiana Bolle subsp. macrantha (Oliv.) Brummitt & J.H. Ross
Bauhinia petersiana Bolle subsp. serpae (Ficalho & Hiern) Brummitt & J.H. Ross
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Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
Shrub, 1-3 m tall, sometimes a suffrutex up to 0.4 m or a small tree up to 4 m or scrambling to 10 m. Formerly treated as a subspecies of Bauhinia petersiana. We have followed Schmidt (2012) in treating it as a separate species. It is easily distinguished from Bauhinia petersiana subsp. petersiana. The petals are much wider and more rounded, while the style and stamens are considerably shorter and lack the red tinge of subsp. petersiana. It also is a generally much smaller shrub, which rarely reaches tree-size proportions.
Type location:
Botswana
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: macrantha: large-flowered
Habitat: In Baikiaea woodland on Kalahari sandveld.
Altitude range: 850 - 1250 m
Flowering time:Oct - Jan
Worldwide distribution: Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca): B,W,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,S,W
Growth form(s): Climber, tree, liane, shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Content last updated: Wednesday 26 June 2013
Literature:

Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 23. (Includes a picture).

Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 212.

Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 243.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 375. as Bauhinia petersiana macrantha (Includes a picture).

Kirby, G. (2013). Wild Flowers of Southeast Botswana Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 80. as Bauhinia petersiana subsp. macrantha (Includes a picture).

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 43. As Bauhinia petersiana subsp. macrantha

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. 51, plate 75

Roodt, V. (1998). Trees and Shrubs of the Okavango Delta Shell Field Guide Series: Part I Shell Oil Botswana, Gaberone. Pages 118 - 120. as Bauhinia petersiana subsp. macrantha (Includes a picture).

Schmidt, E.J.D. (2012). A new species of Bauhinia from southern Mozambique and the reinstatement of Bauhinia macrantha Bothalia 42(1) Pages 44 - 47.

Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 62. as Bauhinia petersiana macrantha

Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 208. as Bauhinia petersiana subsp. Macrantha

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Flora of Botswana: Bauhinia macrantha
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Bauhinia macrantha

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bauhinia macrantha
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Bauhinia macrantha.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126800, retrieved 19 March 2024

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