Plant Details

Accepted name:: Bauhinia forficata subsp. pruinosa (Vogel) Fortunato & Wunderlin [Fabaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies of:: Bauhinia forficata Link
Infraspecies:: Bauhinia forficata subsp. forficata

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
caobá	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
falsa caoba	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
mahogani	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
palo buey	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pata de buey	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pata de chivo	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pata de toro	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pata de vaca	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
pezuña de vaca	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
toro-p	Other	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Flowers, Leaf		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 6 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Bauhinia candicans Benth. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 15(2): 201 (1870).
Bauhinia forficata var. candicans (Benth.) Hassl. ex Latzina Lilloa 1: 154 (1937).
Bauhinia forficata var. pruinosa (Vogel) Hassl. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 157 (1919).
Bauhinia pruinosa Vogel Linnaea 13: 301 (1839).
Pauletia candicans (Benth.) A.Schmitz Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 389 (1973).
Pauletia pruinosa (Vogel) A.Schmitz Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 43: 396 (1973).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Bahuinia candicans Bentham	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Bauhinia candicans Benth.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Bauhinia forficata Link subsp. pruinosa (Vogel) Fortunato & Wunderlin	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Bauhinia forficata subsp. pruinosa (Vogel) Fortunato & Wunderlin	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)

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