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Baphia nitida - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer

Baphia nitida - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 1/2006 © Jörn Germer

Baphia nitida - Leaf insertion - Click to enlarge!

Leaf insertion; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer

Baphia nitida - Leaves close-up upper side - Click to enlarge!

Leaves close-up upper side; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 4/2004 © Jörn Germer

Baphia nitida - Upper and lower side of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower side of leaf; Valley View University, Oyibi, Ghana; 1/2006 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 467
Date of entry: 02.12.2006
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: Barwood, Camwood

French: Bois dé Cam

German: Afrikanisches Sandelholz, Angolaholz

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Fabales (244)

        Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)

          Genus: Baphia (1)

            Epithet: nitida Lodd. (3)

Synonyms: Delaria pyrifolia Desv., Podalyria haematoxylon Schum. & Thonn.

haematoxylon => having the wood or the sap of the color of blood

nitida => shining, smooth and clear, lustrous

pyrifolia => having leaves similar to those of pear, Pyrus-folium

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: yellow, white

External links

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