Piliostigma thonningii

Bauhinia

Small tree with large two-lobed simple leaves and without thorns or spines. Found on sandy soils. Bears very heavy crops of large dark-brown pods. Browsed avidly by game and cattle.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh leaves, mid-

bloom, Niger

11.7

26.9

5.0

3.3

53.1

0.91

0.13

45

Pods, Zimbabwe

95.0

10.1

23.7

5.6

3.2

57.4

499

Pods, Nigeria

90.2

7.0

26.2

4.3

2.0

60.5

0.40

1.49

234

Digestibility (%)

Animal

CP

CF

EE

NFE

ME

Ref

Pods

Cattle

59.2

56.8

60.3

60.4

2.15

499