Fabaceae
Baphia

Baphia capparidifolia Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 311 (1890)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa, Madagascar. It is a climbing shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Goncharov, M.Y., Povydysh, M.N. & Yakovlev, G.P. (2011). Taxonomic revision of the genus Baphia (Baphieae, Fabaceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 96: 917-953.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • de la Estrella, M., Cabezas, F.J., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. (2010). The Papilionoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Folia Geobotanica 45: 1-57.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 25: 311 (1890).
  • —Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot. 39: 163–172 (1965)
  • —Brummitt in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 53 (1971).
  • —Brummitt in Kew Bull. 22: 521 (1968)
  • —Soladoye in Kew Bull. 40: 323, fig.5 (1985).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 25: 311 (1890).
  • Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 39: 166 (1965)
  • Brummitt in Kew Bulletin 22: 521 (1968).
  • Lester-Garland in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 45: 227 (1921).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Du Puy, D. J. et al. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar. RBG Kew.
  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill
  • Soladoye, M. O. (1985). Kew Bull. 40:291-386. A revision of Baphia (Leguminosae-Papi.)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2005 Etuge, M. [5102] Cameroon K000338220 No
May 1, 2005 Cheek, M. [11756] Cameroon K000338222 No
Jan 1, 1979 Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [9789] Cameroon K000092609 No
Jun 1, 1964 G. Don [s.n.] Sierra Leone K000555653 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Baron, R. [5358] Madagascar K000555710 Type Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Zenker; Staudt [492] Cameroon K000555647 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Talbot [1554] Nigeria K000555651 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Vogel [s.n.] Nigeria K000555652 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Bequaert [2788] Congo, Republic of the K000555646 Type Yes
Cheek, M.; Sene, O. [17208] Cameroon K000334979 No
Randrianaivo, R.; Andriantiana, J.; Ratodimanana, A.; Razafindrabeaza, T.G.; Rabezanahary, O.; Ratiany [947] Madagascar K003202510 Yes
Hong-Wa, C.; Andriamihajarivo, T.; Ravalimanarivo, N.L.; Ramarosanjy, T. [420] Madagascar K003202501 Yes
Randrianarivelo, C.; Letsara, R.; Kamisilahy [285] Madagascar K003202505 Yes
Ranaivojaona, R.; Rakotonasolo, F.; Andriatiana, J.; Razafindraibe, H.; Razanatsoa, H. [324] Madagascar K003202502 Yes
Bardot-Vaucoulon, M.; Allorge, L.; Rakotondrainibe, F.; Chardon, I. [1897] Madagascar K001612675 Yes
Hoffmann, P.; Ranaivojaona, R.; Ralimanana, H.; Richard, J.; Ramaharitra, J. [274] Madagascar K003202509 Yes
Randrianaivo, R.; Andriantiana, J.; Ratodimanana, A.; Razafindrabeaza, T.G.; Rabezanahary, O.; Ratiany [947] Madagascar K003202511 Yes
Birkinshaw, C.; Andrianjafy, N.M.; Raha-Jean [1522] Madagascar K003202506 Yes
{Guittou, R.; Razafitsalama, L.J.; J. Be; Mbala, B.} [56] Madagascar K003202507 Yes
Randrianarivelo, C.; Letsara, R.; Kamisilahy [312] Madagascar K003202504 Yes
Hong-Wa, C.; Andriamihajarivo, T.; Ravalimanarivo, N.L.; Ramarosanjy, T.; Haja [462] Madagascar K003202503 Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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

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    • 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

  • 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