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Bauhinia purpurea

Bauhinia purpurea L.


Family Fabaceae
Local Name Kulibangbang; Alibangbang
Habit Tree
Habitat Terrestrial
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used as antidote for scorpion stings and snake bites, immature flowers and buds are used for treating dysentery;
Collected from Tabaan Norte, Tuba, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) E. Aspiras, Rizalie Micua Eugenio, Lovely Gajunia Gacusan, Aila Rose Zambrano Seradoy, Joji Grace Castillo Villamor, Catherine Dulay Zarate
Identification Verified By Teodora D. Balangcod-(n/a)-(Bauhinia purpurea Linn.)-(n/a)

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