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Bauhinia rufescens
Bauhinia rufescens is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to semi-arid areas of Africa such as the Sahel.
It is usually 1–3 meters high but can grow to 8 meters. It appears to have thorns which are actually leafless shoots. Leaves are a deep shade of green. Seeds in bunches of dark brown pods.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 430715.