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Bauhinia variegata
Brazilian name : Pata-de-vaca, unha-de-vaca.
Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 21, 2011
6 Comments
The Brazilian name is interesting...in Egypt, we call it khuff-el-gamal - camel's hoof!
Thats very interesting!!
Older people indicated this for diabetes treatment....some researches indicated
that is true indeed, but indicates too that other side effects can cause other diseases. Scientists still studying .....
The link says Tea is made from the tree?
No p.young... only flowers...and I guess ... for a short time !!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhinia_fo...
Beautiful flowers on this tree. Does it have fruit?