Baphia massaiensis Taub.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 203 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Africa. 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, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 203 (1895).
  • in Kew Bull. 22: 528 (1968)
  • —Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 584 (1929).
  • —Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot. 39: 172–183 (1965).
  • —Brummitt in F.T.E.A., Legum., Pap.: 58 (1971).
  • —K. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa, ed.2: 302 (1988).
  • —Lester-Garland in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 240 (1921).
  • —M. Coates Palgrave, Trees Sthn. Africa: 359, fig. 97 (2002).
  • —Soladoye in Kew Bull. 40: 334, fig.7 (1985).
  • —Toussaint in F.C.B. 4: 20 (1953).

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bak. f., Leguminosae of Tropical Africa 2: 584 (1929).
  • Brummitt in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 39: 173 (1965)
  • Brummitt in Kew Bulletin 22: 528 (1968).
  • De Wild., Pl. Bequaert. 3: 293 (1925).
  • J.P.M. Brenan, Check-lists of the Forest Trees and Shrubs of the British Empire no. 5, part II, Tanganyika Territory p. 409 (1949).
  • Lester-Garland in Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 45: 240 (1921).
  • Taub. in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost-Afrikas und der Nachbargebiete, Theile C: 203 (1895).

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Gillett, J. B. et al. (1971). Papilionoideae. In: Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Milne-Redhead & Polhill

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 4, 2011 Richards, H.M. [22971] Tanzania K000764230 Yes
Nov 4, 2011 Richards, H.M. [s.n.] Tanzania K000764229 Yes
Jun 1, 1964 Gomes; Sousa [828] Mozambique K000555659 Type Yes
Maiato, F.; Tchamba, J. [FM1978] Angola K001622103 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9157] Angola K001636113 Yes
Maiato, F.; Goyder, D.J. [2093] Angola K001622858 Yes
Maiato, F.; Goyder, D.J. [2093] Angola K001622864 Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Maiato, F. [9196] Angola K001622907 Yes
Rügheimer, S.; Klaassen, E.S.; Hochobes [2924] Namibia K001634949 No
Angus, A. [2251] Zambia K000555656 Type Yes
Matimele, H., Mucaleque, P., Osborne, J., Tanleque, C. [2571] Mozambique K001417307 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6240] Zambia K000555657 Holotype Yes
Richards, H.M. [6240] Zambia K000555658 Holotype Yes
Baum, R. [121] Angola K000555713 Isolectotype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6169] Tanzania K000468256 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4048] Angola K001294434 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [8759] Zambia K:SPC-03215.000 No

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