Baphia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Sophoreae
Genus: Baphia
Subgenera: B. subg. Baphia – B. subg. Macrobaphion

Species: B. abyssinica – B. angolensis – B. arenicola – B. aurivellera – B. bequaertii – B. bergeri – B. brachybotrys – B. breteleriana – B. buettneri – B. burttii – B. capparidifolia – B. chrysophylla – B. claessensii – B. cordifolia – B. cuspidata – B. cymosa – B. dewevrei – B. dewildeana – B. dubia – B. eriocalyx – B. gossweileri – B. heudelotiana – B. incerta – B. kirkii – B. latiloi – B. laurentii – B. laurifolia – B. leptobotrys – B. leptostemma – B. letestui – B. longipedicellata – B. macrocalyx – B. madagascariensis – B. mambillensis – B. marceliana – B. massaiensis – B. maxima – B. megaphylla – B. nitida – B. obanensis – B. pauloi – B. pilosa – B. preussii – B. pubescens – B. puguensis – B. punctulata – B. rosa – B. semseiana – B. spathacea – B. speciosa – B. vili – B. wollastonii

Name

Baphia Afzel. ex Lodd., Bot. Cab. 4: 367. (1820)
- Type species: Baphia nitida Lodd., Bot. Cab. 4: 367. (1820)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Delaria Desv. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 9: 406. (1826)
- Bracteolaria Hochst., Flora, 24: (1841) II. 658

References

Primary references

Afzelius, A. 1820. Botanical Cabinet; consisting of coloured delineations . . 4: 367. BHL

Additional references

Cardoso, D., Pennington, R.T., de Queiroz, L.P., Boatwright, J.S., Van Wyk, B.E.,Wojciechowski, M.F. & Lavin, M. 2013. Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes. South African Journal of Botany, 89: 58–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Cheek, M., Kami, E. & Kami, T. 2014. Baphia vili (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from coastal thicket in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Willdenowia-Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem 44(1): 39–44. Full text PDF
Goncharov M.Y., Povydysh M.N. & Yakovlev G.P. 2011. Taxonomic revision of the genus Baphia (Baphieae, Fabaceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. 96: 919–953. In Russian.
Goyder, D.J., Davies, N., Finckh, M., Gomes, A., Gonçalves, F.M.P., Meller, P. & Paton, A.J. 2023. New species of Asclepias (Apocynaceae), Baphia (Leguminosae), Cochlospermum (Bixaceae) and Endostemon (Lamiaceae) from the Kalahari sands of Angola and NW Zambia, with one new combination in Vangueria (Rubiaceae). PhytoKeys 232: 145–166. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.232.110110 Reference page.
Mackinder, B.A. & Clark, R. 2012. Baphia rosa (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from the Kabompo District of Zambia and a review of the classification of B. chrysophylla, B. claessensii and B. gilletii from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kew Bulletin 67(3): 413–420. Full text PDF from ResearchGate
Soladoye, M.O. 1985. A revision of Baphia (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Kew Bulletin 40: 291–386.*

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Baphia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Baphia. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Baphia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Baphia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 31. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Baphia. Accessed: 31 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: African Sandalwood

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