Mazhar Botanic Garden

Bauhinia gilva (F.M.Bailey) Govaerts

Bean tree

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species: gilva
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001150
Common name: Bean tree
English name: Bean tree
Arabic name: بوهينيا جبلفم
Native: N. & E. Australia
Country: Australia

Large shrub or small tree grow 6 m high leaves ovate  pinnae 2, asymmetrically ovate Flowers brown to reddish brown hairs, in short racemes pod oblong, slightly curved, 3-15 cm long, 2-4 cm wide

Ornamental. Landscape. Medicinal.

New name Lysiphyllum gilvum (FMBailey) Pedley

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Temperate
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring - and summer
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Landscape Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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