Bauhinia tomentosa
St. Thomas Tree, Yellow Bauhinia
Also known as: Alvesia bauhinioides Welw. +13 more
- Alvesia bauhinioides Welw.
- Alvesia tomentosa (L.) Britton & Rose
- Bauhinia inermis Forssk.
- Bauhinia mucora Bolle
- Bauhinia pubescens DC.
- Bauhinia speciosa Roxb. ex Wall.
- Bauhinia tomentosa var. candida Voigt
- Bauhinia tomentosa var. glabrata Hook.f.
- Bauhinia volkensii Taub.
- Bauhinia wituensis Harms
- Cansenia tomentosa (L.) Raf.
- Locellaria tomentosa (L.) A.Schmitz
- Pauletia tomentosa (L.) A.Schmitz
- Phyllolobium zanzibarense Bojer ex G.Don
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Naturally occurring in Africa and Temperate Asia, Bauhinia tomentosa (commonly known as St. Thomas Tree or Yellow Bauhinia) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Ascension, Bangladesh, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, India, Leeward Is., Malaya, Marianas, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is.