Fabaceae
Baphia

Baphia nitida G.Lodd.

First published in Bot. Cab. 4: t. 367 (1820)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Introduced into:

Malaya, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • 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.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. 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 of West Tropical Africa

  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 2: 575.
  • Chev. Bot 216
  • Lester-Garland in J. Linn. Soc. 45: 230
  • —F.T.A. 2: 249

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. 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.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Dalziel, J. M. (1937). The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
  • Keng, H. (1990). Concise Flora of Singapore. Singapore
  • Soladoye, M. O. (1985). Kew Bull. 40:291-386. A revision of Baphia (Leguminosae-Papi.)
  • Terrell, E. E. (1977). Checklist of Names for 3, 000 Vas. Pl... Agric. Handbook No. 505

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2005 Nana felicite [36] Cameroon K000338182 No
Jul 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [7742] Cameroon K000108157 No
Jul 1, 2001 Mackinder, B. [249] Cameroon K000108242 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7741] Cameroon K000339501 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Pouakouyou, D. [23] Cameroon K000011930 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [214] Cameroon K000381294 No
Jul 1, 1990 Etuge, M. [1] Cameroon K000092642 No
Mar 1, 1990 Etuge, M. [244] Cameroon K000092641 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [5956] Cameroon K000092640 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [3218] Cameroon K000092635 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [4192] Cameroon K000092637 No
Jan 1, 1986 Manning, S.D. [892] Cameroon K000092643 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [3222] Cameroon K000092636 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [4364] Cameroon K000092638 No
May 2, 1965 Morton, J.K. [838] Sierra Leone K000511876 Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10533] Cameroon K000092632 No
Jan 1, 1954 Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10533] Cameroon K000092633 No
Jan 1, 1954 Mildbraed, G., W. J. [10533] Cameroon K000092631 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [9069] Nigeria K:SPC-11438.000 No
Preuss, P.R. [115] Cameroon K000092627 No
Gillett, J.B.; [15371] Nigeria K001622850 Yes
Letouzey, R. [13540] Cameroon K000092634 No
Preuss P. R. [512] Cameroon K000092628 Lectotype Yes
Binuyo, A. [35523] Cameroon K000092629 No
Zapfack, L. [903] Cameroon K000339511 No
Ern, H. [2687] Togo K000511877 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [1114] Nigeria K:SPC-11440.000 No
Onochie, C.F.A. [32071] Cameroon K000092626 No
Vogel [s.n.] Ghana K000555650 Type Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8197] Cameroon K000092625 No
Meikle, R.D. [1246] Nigeria K:SPC-09239.000 No
Meikle, R.D. [1390] Nigeria K:SPC-11439.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [1648] Sierra Leone K000511878 Yes
Olorunfemi, J. [FHI 30522] Cameroon K000092630 No

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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

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

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