Baphia nitida Lodd. et al. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Baphia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Sophoreae

Nomen number:

310986

Place of publication:

Bot. Cab. 4: t. 367. 1820

Comment:

valid publication verified from original literature

Verified:

11/01/1990 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Baphia haematoxylon (Thonn.) Hook. f.
Carpolobia versicolor G. Don
Podalyria haematoxylon Thonn.

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Reference(s)

PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Adam, J.-G. 1971-. Flore descriptive des monts Nimba.
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Isely, D. 1981. Leguminosae of the United States. III. Subfamily Papilionoideae: tribes Sophoreae, Podalyrieae, and Loteae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(3):15.
Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Portugal. 1972-. Flora de Sao Tome e Principe.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Soladoye, M. O. 1985. A revision of Baphia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Kew Bull. 40:352.

Common names

English
African-sandalwood –
barwood –
camwood –
French
bois de cam –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea	Bioko
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Gabon
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Liberia
2	Cultivated	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone

Native
Africa

WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea [Bioko]
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Cultivated
Africa

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	potential as fodder		Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Animal food	potential as fodder		Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Animal food	potential as forage		Duke, J. A. 1981. Handbook of legumes of world economic importance
Animal food	potential as forage		Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmental	ornamental		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Environmental	shade/shelter		PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Materials	tannin/dyestuff	fide Kew Bull 40:355. 1985	Soladoye, M. O. 1985. A revision of Baphia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Kew Bull. 40:352.
Materials	tannin/dyestuff	source of "baphe" a red dye	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materials	wood		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Materials	wood	fide Kew Bull 40:355. 1985	Soladoye, M. O. 1985. A revision of Baphia (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae). Kew Bull. 40:352.
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.