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Bauhinia thonningii
Also called Camel’s Foot, Monkey Bread, Kao, Bauhinia, Camelfoot, Camels Foot, Picture Frame Tree
Piliostigma thonningii is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Cercidoideae. Common names of this tree include camel's foot tree, monkey bread, monkey biscuit tree, "Rhodesian Bauhinia" or "wild bauhinia" (previously placed in that genus).
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