Fabaceae
Baphia

Baphia puguensis Brummitt

First published in Kew Bull. 22: 533 (1968)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania (Pugu Hills). It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; forest
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or tree up to 14 m. tall.
Morphology Branches
Young branchlets glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:petiole 3–8 mm. long, glabrous, the interpulvinary part shorter to longer than the upper pulvinus; lamina obovate- or oblanceolate-acuminate, (1.5–)2.5–6.8 cm. long, (0.8–)1.4–2.4 cm. wide, rounded and often asymmetrical at the base, coriaceous, glabrous on both surfaces.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers solitary in the axils; pedicels 13–17 mm. long, glabrous; bracteoles reniform or semi-orbicular, ± 0.5 × 1.5 mm., ciliate, inserted immediately beneath the calyx.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 9–10 mm. long, glabrous, splitting down one side only.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white; standard 12–15 mm. long; wings 10–14 mm. long; keel-petals 9–10 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments glabrous; anthers 1–1.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 6–8.5 cm. long, 1.6–1.8 cm. wide, brown.
Habitat
Dry evergreen forest; below 200 m.
Distribution
known only from the Pugu Hills T6
[FTEA]

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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32265/2811710

Conservation
EN - endangered
[IUCN]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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

  • 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