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Bauhinia variegata

Bauhinia variegata

Photo by Rubens Araujo
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

Brazilian name : Pata-de-vaca, unha-de-vaca.

Reference Links:

Bauhinia variegata, Bauhinia variegata – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

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Comments (6)
Bernadette S
The Brazilian name is interesting...in Egypt, we call it khuff-el-gamal - camel's hoof!
Rubens Araujo
Older people indicated this for diabetes treatment....some researches indicated that is true indeed, but indicates too that other side effects can cause other diseases. Scientists still studying .....
p.young713
The link says Tea is made from the tree?
Rubens Araujo
No p.young... only flowers...and I guess ... for a short time !!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhinia_forficata
p.young713
Beautiful flowers on this tree. Does it have fruit?
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PublishedAugust 21, 2011

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