Bauhinia lingua
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Tongue-leaved Bauhinia
Fabaceae Edible: Vegetable, Leaves
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Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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The New York Botanical Garden
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The New York Botanical Garden
Description
A climbing shrub. The leaves have rusty hairs underneath. The leaves are heart shaped. The leaflets have 3 veins. They have tendrils that enable them to climb.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, SE Asia,
Notes
There are about 250-350 Bauhinia species. Most are in the tropics. Also as Caesalpinaceae.
References (2)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 55
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 94
