Fabaceae
Baphia
Baphia massaiensis

Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata (Schinz) Brummitt

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 39: 176 (1965)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is DR Congo to N. Namibia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Brummitt, R.K. & al. (2007). Flora Zambesiaca 3(3): 1-258. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1985 Smith, P.A. [1155] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489705 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Erens, J. [358] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489708 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 de Beer, J.S. [900] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489711 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Son, F., van [28885] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489706 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Pole-Evans, I.B. [4072] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489709 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Erens, J. [363] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489710 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Miller, O.B. [75] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489707 Yes
Jan 1, 1981 Yalala, A.M. [442] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K000489704 Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [FM1730] Angola Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K001635400 Yes
Francisco, M.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1481] Angola Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K001634791 Yes
Rügheimer, S.; Kaassen, E.S.; Hochobes [2900] Namibia Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K001634936 No
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2858] Botswana Baphia massaiensis var. obovata K001604326 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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