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Taxon:  Bauhinia forficata Link



Summary
Genus:
Bauhinia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Cercidoideae
Tribe:
Cercideae
Subtribe:
Bauhiniinae
Nomen number:
6566
Place of publication:
Enum. hort. berol. alt. 1:404. 1821
Verified:
11/20/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Bauhinia forficata Link subsp. forficata (0 active accession[s])
Bauhinia forficata Link subsp. pruinosa (Vogel) Fortunato & Wunderlin (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce
  2. Angely, J. A. 1965. Flora analitica do Parana.
  3. Angely, J. A. 1970-. Flora analítica e fitográfica do Estado de São Paulo.
  4. Isely, D. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2):22.
  5. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia
  6. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  7. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  8. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Common names
English
cow's-foot –
Portuguese
pata-de-vaca –
Spanish
pata de vaca –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina n.e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay n.w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru e.
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru (e.)
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.e.), Paraguay (e.), Uruguay (n.w.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=6566. Accessed 14 May 2025.