Baphia

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: Faboideae
Tribus: Sophoreae
Genus: Baphia
Subgenera: B. subg. Baphia – B. subg. Macrobaphion
Species: B. abyssinica – B. angolensis – B. aurivellera – B. bequaertii – B. bergeri – B. brachybotrys – B. breteleriana – B. buettneri – B. burttii – B. capparidifolia – B. chrysophylla – B. claessensii – B. cordifolia – B. cuspidata – B. cymosa – B. dewevrei – B. dewildeana – B. dubia – B. eriocalyx – B. gossweileri – B. heudelotiana – B. incerta – B. kirkii – B. latiloi – B. laurentii – B. laurifolia – B. leptobotrys – B. leptostemma – B. letestui – B. longipedicellata – B. macrocalyx – B. madagascariensis – B. mambillensis – B. marceliana – B. massaiensis – B. maxima – B. megaphylla – B. nitida – B. obanensis – B. pauloi – B. pilosa – B. preussii – B. pubescens – B. puguensis – B. punctulata – B. rosa – B. semseiana – B. spathacea – B. speciosa – B. vili – B. wollastonii
Name

Baphia Afzel. ex Lodd., Bot. Cab. 4: 367. (1820)
Type species: Baphia nitida Lodd., Bot. Cab. 4: 367. (1820)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Delaria Desv. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 9: 406. (1826)
Bracteolaria Hochst., Flora, 24: (1841) II. 658

References
Primary references

Afzelius, A. 1820. Botanical Cabinet; consisting of coloured delineations . . 4: 367. BHL

Additional references

Cardoso, D., Pennington, R.T., de Queiroz, L.P., Boatwright, J.S., Van Wyk, B.E.,Wojciechowski, M.F. & Lavin, M. 2013. Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes. South African Journal of Botany, 89: 58–75. DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001 Full text PDF from ResearchGate Reference page.
Cheek, M., Kami, E. & Kami, T. 2014. Baphia vili (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from coastal thicket in the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. Willdenowia-Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem 44(1): 39–44. Full text PDF
Goncharov M.Y., Povydysh M.N. & Yakovlev G.P. 2011. Taxonomic revision of the genus Baphia (Baphieae, Fabaceae). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. 96: 919–953. In Russian.
Mackinder, B.A. & Clark, R. 2012. Baphia rosa (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae), a new species from the Kabompo District of Zambia and a review of the classification of B. chrysophylla, B. claessensii and B. gilletii from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kew Bulletin 67(3): 413–420. Full text PDF from ResearchGate
Soladoye, M.O. 1985. A revision of Baphia (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae). Kew Bulletin 40: 291–386.*

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Baphia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Baphia. Published online. Accessed: May 31 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Baphia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 31.
Hassler, M. 2021. Baphia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 May 31. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Baphia. Accessed: 31 May 2021.

Vernacular names

Baphia is a small genus of legumes that bear simple leaves.[2] Baphia is from the Greek word βάπτω (báptō-, "to dip" or "to dye"), referring to a red dye that is extracted from the heartwood of tropical species.[2][3] The genus is restricted to the African tropics. Baphia was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae;[4] however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned Baphia to the tribe Baphieae.[5][6][7][8]

Species

Baphia comprises the following species:[1][9][10][11]

Section Alata M.O.Soladoye

• Baphia cordifolia Harms

Section Baphia Lodd.

Series Baphia Lodd.

• Baphia abyssinica Brummitt
• Baphia dewevrei De Wild.
• Baphia dewildeana M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia latiloi M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia laurifolia Baillon
• Baphia longipedicellata De Wild.
  • subsp. keniensis (Brummitt) M.O.Soladoye
  • subsp. longipedicellata De Wild.
• Baphia mambillensis M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia marceliana De Wild.
  • subsp. marceliana De Wild.
  • subsp. marquesii (M.Exell) M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia nitida Lodd. (Camwood)
• Baphia pauloi Brummitt
• Baphia pubescens Hook.f.
• Baphia puguensis Brummitt
• Baphia punctulata Harms
  • subsp. descampsii (De Wild.) M.O.Soladoye
  • subsp. palmensis M.O.Soladoye
  • subsp. punctulata Harms

Series Contiguinae M.O.Soladoye

• Baphia angolensis Baker
• Baphia brachybotrys Harms
• Baphia breteleriana M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia buettneri Harms
  • subsp. buettneri Harms
  • subsp. hylophila (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia gossweileri Baker f.
• Baphia incerta De Wild.
  • subsp. incerta De Wild.
  • subsp. lebrunii (L.Touss.) M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia leptostemma Baillon
  • subsp. gracilipes (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
    • var. gracilipes (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
    • var. conraui (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
  • subsp. leptostemma Baillon
• Baphia preussii Harms
• Baphia obanensis Baker f.
• Baphia wollastonii Baker f.

Series Spathaceae M.O.Soladoye

• Baphia eriocalyx Harms
• Baphia spathacea Hook.f.
  • subsp. polyantha (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
  • subsp. spathacea Hook.f.

Section Bracteolaria (Hochst.) Benth.

• Baphia aurivellera Taubert
• Baphia capparidifolia Baker
  • subsp. bangweolensis (R.E.Fries) Brummitt
  • subsp. capparidifolia Baker
  • subsp. multiflora (Harms) Brummitt
  • subsp. polygalacea Brummitt
• Baphia dubia De Wild.
• Baphia heudelotiana Baillon
• Baphia kirkii Baker
  • subsp. kirkii Baker
  • subsp. ovata (Sim) M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia laurentii De Wild.
• Baphia racemosa (Hochst.) Baker

Section Longibracteolatae (Lester-Garland) M.O.Soladoye

Series Chrysophyllae M.O.Soladoye

• Baphia burttii Baker f.
• Baphia chrysophylla Taubert
  • subsp. chrysophylla Taubert
  • subsp. claessensii (De Wild.) Brummitt
• Baphia cuspidata Taubert
• Baphia massaiensis Taubert
  • subsp. busseana (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
  • subsp. floribunda Brummitt
  • subsp. gomesii (Baker f.) Brummitt
  • subsp. massaiensis Taubert
  • subsp. obovata (Schinz) Brummitt
    • var. cornifolia (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
    • var. obovata (Schinz) M.O.Soladoye
    • var. whitei (Brummitt) M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia speciosa J.B.Gillett & Brummitt

Series Macranthae M.O.Soladoye

• Baphia bequaertii De Wild.
• Baphia letestui Pellegrin
• Baphia maxima Baker

Series Striatae (Lester Garland) M.O.Soladoye

• Baphia leptobotrys Harms
  • subsp. leptobotrys Harms
  • subsp. silvatica (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
• Baphia pilosa Baillon
  • subsp. batangensis (Harms) M.O.Soladoye
  • subsp. pilosa Baillon

Section Macrobaphia Harms emend. M.O.Soladoye

• Baphia bergeri De Wild.
• Baphia macrocalyx Harms
• Baphia semseiana Brummitt

Incertae Sedis

• Baphia cymosa Breteler
• Baphia madagascariensis (A.Heller) A.Heller Baphia cymosa Breteler
  Baphia madagascariensis (A.Heller) A.Heller

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved:[11]

Baphia glauca A. Chev.
Baphia longepetiolata Taub.
Baphia madagascariensis C.H. Stirt. & Du Puy
Baphia megaphylla Breteler
Baphia radcliffei Baker f.

References

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"Baphia". Legumes of the World. Kew Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
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Cardoso D, Pennington RT, de Queiroz LP, Boatwright JS, Van Wyk B-E, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2013). "Reconstructing the deep-branching relationships of the papilionoid legumes". S Afr J Bot. 89: 58–75. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.05.001.
Pennington RT, Lavin M, Ireland H, Klitgaard B, Preston J, Hu J-M (2001). "Phylogenetic relationships of basal papilionoid legumes based upon sequences of the chloroplast trnL intron". Syst Bot. 55 (5): 818–836. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-26.3.537 (inactive 31 May 2021).
Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M, Sanderson MJ (2004). "A phylogeny of legumes (Leguminosae) based on analysis of the plastid matK gene resolves many well-supported subclades within the family". Am J Bot. 91 (11): 1846–862. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.11.1846. PMID 21652332.
Cardoso D, de Queiroz LP, Pennington RT, de Lima HC, Fonty É, Wojciechowski MF, Lavin M (2012). "Revisiting the phylogeny of papilionoid legumes: New insights from comprehensively sampled early-branching lineages". Am J Bot. 99 (12): 1991–2013. doi:10.3732/ajb.1200380. PMID 23221500.
"ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Baphia". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
USDA; ARS; National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Baphia". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
"The Plant List entry for Baphia". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2016.