Camel's foot tree (Bauhinia thonningii)

Family: Fabaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bauhinia thonningii is an evergreen Tree growing to 5 m (16ft) by 4 m (13ft) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Bees. The plant is not self-fertile. It can fix Nitrogen. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flavour and is eaten mainly by children and travellers. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The pulp surrounding the seed is eaten, it has a sweet flavour and is eaten mainly by children and travellers.; The brown pod is cracked open, the seeds removed, and the pulp eaten as a snack or as emergency food.; It is normally only eaten in small amounts.

Habitat & North American Range

Woodland, wooded grassland and bushland, at elevations from sea level to 1,830 metres. (Zone 10)