Baphia bequaertii De Wild.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Baphia

Characteristics

Flowers in fairly dense axillary fascicles; pedicels 20–40 mm long; bracteoles inserted immediately beneath the calyx, often slightly to one side, 4–6 × 1.5–2 mm, triangular to oblong, caducous.
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Leaflet up to 15(17.5) × 12(15.5) cm, broadly elliptic to suborbicular, rounded to slightly cordate at the base, obtuse to rounded or emarginate at the apex; petiole up to 10(12.5) cm long.
Young branches, petioles and surfaces of young leaves, stipules, pedicels, bracteoles and calyces covered with dense brown tomentum, upper surface of leaves soon glabrescent.
Petals white with yellow markings at the base of the standard; standard 16–21 mm long; wings slightly shorter; keel petals about as long as the standard.
Calyx 10–18 mm long, spathaceous, usually falling before the petals.
Ovary c.7 mm long, densely brown-or greyish villous.
Pod up to 18 × 3.5 cm, brown-tomentose.
Shrub or small tree up to 10 m high.
Life form perennial
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

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Distribution

Baphia bequaertii world distribution map, present in Angola and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:480828-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211920
COL ID KLKW
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Synonyms

Baphia bequaertii Baphia ringoetii