Baikiaea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Detarieae
Genus: Baikiaea
Species: B. ghesquiereana – B. insignis – B. plurijuga – B. robynsii – B. suzannae – B. zenkeri
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Baikiaea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 12. Reference page.

Name

Baikiaea Benth. Gen. Pl. 1: 581. (1865)

Type species: Baikiaea insignis Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 24: 314. (1866)

References

Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1865. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 1, pars II., sistens Dicotyledonum Polypetalarum ordines LVI: Leguminosas–Myrtaceas. Pps. 433–735. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. : 1: 581.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Baikiaea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Baikiaea. Published online. Accessed: Sep 12 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Baikiaea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Sep 12.
Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist
ILDIS (International Legume Database & Information Service). 2005 onwards: LegumeWeb.. Accessed: 2016 Feb. 19

Vernacular names

Baikiaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

Species include:[1]

Baikiaea fragrantissima
Baikiaea ghesquiereana
Baikiaea insignis
Baikiaea plurijuga – Rhodesian-teak
Baikiaea robynsii Ghesq. ex Laing
Baikiaea suzannae Ghesq.
Baikiaea zenkeri

Baikiaea is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.[2]

The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River.
References

Baikiaea. The Plant List.
Burgess, N., Hales, J. D., Underwood, E. Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC. 2004.