Piliostigma thonningii

Piliostigma thonningii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cercideae
Genus: Piliostigma
Species: P. thonningii
Binomial name
Piliostigma thonningii
(Schum.) Milne-Redh.

Piliostigma thonningii is a species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Common names of this tree include camel's foot tree, monkey bread, Rhodesian bauhinia and wild bauhinia.

P. thonningii grows quickly relative to some other tree species it competes with, and relies on rapid re-growth to survive bush fires.[1]

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References

Gignoux, Jacques; Jean Clobert; Jean-Claude Menaut (1997-01-01). "Alternative Fire Resistance Strategies in Savanna Trees". Oecologia 110 (4): 576–583. doi:10.2307/4221648. ISSN 0029-8549. Retrieved 2013-01-21. 

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