Bauhinia blakeana
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Description
A tropical tree in the Fabaceae family found in Yunnan. The flowers are edible and commonly cooked as a vegetable.
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Edible Uses
The flowers are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Traditional Uses
The flowers are cooked as a vegetable.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Notes
Also as Caesalpinaceae.
References (2)
- Liu, Yi-tao, & Long, Chun-Lin, 2002, Studies on Edible Flowers Consumed by Ethnic Groups in Yunnan. Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 24(1):41-56
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
