Piliostigma thonningii
Camel’s Foot, Kao
Other regional names: Monkey Bread
- Monkey Bread
Also known as: Bauhinia abyssinica A.Rich. +7 more
- Bauhinia abyssinica A.Rich.
- Bauhinia articulata Oliv.
- Bauhinia pyrrhocarpa Hochst.
- Bauhinia reticulata var. rubiginosa A.Chev.
- Bauhinia tamarindacea Delile
- Bauhinia thonningii Schumach.
- Gigasiphon bauhinioides Welw.
- Piliostigma pyrrhocarpum (Hochst.) Hochst.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Piliostigma thonningii (commonly known as Camel’s foot or Kao) is a shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa and Temperate Asia. 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 Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe