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Bauhinia rufescens is a shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to sem-arid areas of Africa such as the Sahel.

Bauhinia rufescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Bauhinia
Species:	B. rufescens
Binomial name
Bauhinia rufescens Lam.

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.

It is common in the wild and also used as an ornamental.

References

External links

• Bauhinia rufescens Lam. Fabaceae – Caesalpinioideae (World Agroforestry Centre^{[permanent dead link]}

• Bauhinia rufescens in West African plants – A Photo Guide.

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