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3612.000 Baphia
Brummitt, R.K. (2007) Tribe 2. SOPHOREAE Flora Zambesiaca 3(3)
Fowler, D.G. (2007) Zambian Plants: Their Vernacular Names and Uses, Kew Publishing
Description of the genus
Shrubs, small trees or lianes. Leaves 1-foliolate, with a pulvinus at apex of petiole. Flowers in lax axillary or terminal racemes. Calyx splitting into 2 reflexed lobes or down one line. Petals white with a yellow or orange basal spot. Stamens 10, free. Pod linear-oblong to oblanceolate, sometimes falcate. Derivation of name: from the Greek: baphe, a dye, referring to a red dye that can be obtained from B. nitida. Worldwide: 45 species, occurring in tropical and South Africa and Madagascar. Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| massaiensis Taub. subsp. obovata (Schinz) Brummitt var. obovata | N,W,E,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Botswana: BaphiaFlora of Burundi: Baphia
Flora of Caprivi: Baphia
Flora of Mozambique: Baphia
Flora of Zambia: Baphia
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): BaphiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Baphia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Baphia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Baphia
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iNaturalist: Baphia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Baphia
JSTOR Plant Science: Baphia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Baphia
Plants of the World Online: Baphia
Tropicos: Baphia
Wikipedia: Baphia
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