Fabaceae
Baphia

Baphia burttii Baker f.

First published in J. Bot. 73: 79 (1935)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Zambezian bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub 3–5 m. high, with an erect stem spreading only near the apex.
Morphology General Bark
Bark smooth and grey; young shoots ± brown pubescent but soon glabrescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:petiole 3–7 mm., pubescent, the interpulvinary part usually visible but often shorter than each pulvinus; lamina elliptic- or obovate-acuminate, 2.5–7 cm. long, 1.4–3.7 cm. wide, rounded at the base, the apex rather conspicuously prolonged into a short, rounded or emarginate acumen; lower surface sparsely and shortly pubescent or glabrous except for the fairly densely pubescent midrib, the upper surface glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in very short lax racemes of 2–4 flowers grouped together on short leafy shoots into a pseudopanicle; pedicels (3–)4–11 mm.; bracts up to 1 mm. long, caducous; bracteoles filiform, 1–3 mm. long, inserted 0.5–4 mm. below the calyx.
Morphology General Buds
Buds slightly acuminate at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 8–10 mm. long, rather thinly appressed or spreading pubescent, splitting down the lower side and leaving usually 2 unequal teeth at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals white with a yellow blotch towards the base of at least the standard; standard 13–15 mm. long; wings and keel 11–13 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments glabrous; anthers ± 0.8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary with longish ± appressed hairs on the margin, the surfaces ± glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods ± 9–10 × 2.5–2.8 cm., blackish, glabrous.
Habitat
Deciduous thicket; 1050–1450 m.
Distribution
not known elsewhere T5
[FTEA]

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/

  • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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