Fabaceae
Baikiaea

Baikiaea insignis Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 25: 314 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61531890/148993310

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Tree 5–34 m. high; buttresses none or slight; bark grey or grey-brown, smooth or slightly fissured; branchlets and leaves glabrous (or rarely, and not in the Flora area, minutely pubescent).
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:petiole with rhachis up to 23(–30, fide F.C.B.) cm. long; petiolules 6–15 mm. long; leaflets (2–)3–8(–10, fide F.C.B.), coriaceous, ovate, elliptic, oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, up to 40 cm. long and 17 cm. wide, subacuminate to obtusely pointed at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes l.5–8.5(–12, fide F.C.B.) cm. long; bracts 3–4 mm. long, 4–5 mm. wide; bracteoles 3–4.5 × 2–2.5 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals up to 11(–15, fide F.C.B.) cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals up to 21 cm. long and 11 cm. wide, white or cream with the standard pale yellow.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments 6–16 cm. long, glabrous or villous below; anthers 1.8–2(–3, fide F.C.B.) cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Pistil
Ovary 2.5–3.8 cm. long. Style 5–9(–11, fide F.C.B.) cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods (fide F.C.B.) 17–42(–60) cm. long, 5–12 cm. wide, densely brown-velvety.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ellipsoid, 3–4.5 cm. long, 1.5–3 cm. wide, compressed, dark red, thin-shelled (description of seeds mostly from F.C.B.).
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Guineo-Congolian forest., Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
[ILDIS]

Caesalpiniaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
A tree, up to 80 ft. high
Ecology
In rain forest
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Very large flowers.
[FWTA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Guinea-Congolia/Zambezia regional transition zone; forest., Guineo-Congolian forest.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use
Environmental, Miscellaneous
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0