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Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Caesalpiniaceae: Bauhinia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	02504570
Collector	R. Story
Collector number	4887
Country	Botswana
Geography	Africa: Africa (Region) (Region): Botswana
Locality	101 m NW of Molepolole, Bech. Prot.
Date Collected	1955-06-14
Habitat	Sandy soil
Project	African Plants TCN
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b6b584b9-90cc-4903-a090-398262f846d6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	02504570
Herbarium	ECON
Family	Caesalpiniaceae
Determination	Bauhinia petersiana subsp. macrantha (Oliver) Brummitt & J. H. Ross
Determination Remarks	[filed under] [current name]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Remarks

Beans roasted, peeled and pounded to make a meal. An important food plant in the Kalahari, and found as far north as as Gautscha Pan, but not as common in the north.