3507.000 Baikiaea Benth.

Description of the genus

Tree to 25 m. tall, semi-evergreen or deciduous; leaf paripinnate, leaflets in 4−6 pairs; inflorescence brown tomentose; flowers borne on erect racemes, calyx 4-lobed, petals 5, conspicuous, mauve or pink; pod compressed, brown hairy, broadest towards apex, seeds reddish-brown.

Derivation of name: Named after William Balfour Baikie, Scottish explorer of west tropical Africa.

Worldwide: 5 species, all of tropical Africa rainforests except for our species, 1 species in the Flora Zambesiaca region, 1 species in Zambia.

Caprivi: 1 taxon.

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Other sources of information about Baikiaea:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Baikiaea
Flora of Zambia: Baikiaea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Baikiaea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Baikiaea

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Baikiaea
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Baikiaea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Baikiaea
Wikipedia: Baikiaea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Baikiaea
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Baikiaea

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-23

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2023). Flora of Caprivi: Genus page: Baikiaea.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=685, retrieved 28 March 2023

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