Fabaceae
Baphia

Baphia laurifolia Baill.

First published in Adansonia 6: 213 (1866)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to W. Central Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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: 579
  • Toussaint in Fl. Congo Belge 4: 25.
  • in Adansonia 6: 213 (1866)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • 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?
Jan 1, 1998 Pouakouyou, D. [30] Cameroon K000011929 No
Jan 1, 1998 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1071] Cameroon K000011928 No
Jan 1, 1998 Acworth, J.M. [117] Cameroon K000011927 No
Jan 1, 1998 Akogo, M. [199] Cameroon K000011923 No
Jan 1, 1996 Harris, D.J. [3683] Cameroon K000086008 No
Jan 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [5198] Cameroon K000460104 No
Jan 1, 1996 Harris, D.J. [3675] Cameroon K000086009 No
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, D.W. [4719] Cameroon K000092645 No
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [3235] Cameroon K000092646 No
Jun 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [15171] Cameroon K000092648 No
Daramola, B.O. [29824] Cameroon K000092616 No
Letouzey, R. [14825] Cameroon K000092647 No
Thomas, D.W. [335] Cameroon K000092650 No
Thomas, D.W. [1128] Cameroon K000092655 No
Staudt [160] Cameroon K000555675 Isolectotype Yes
Thomas, D.W. [1128] Cameroon K000092649 No
Thomas, D.W. [2346] Cameroon K000092644 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • 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

  • 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 Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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