Baphia laurifolia Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Baphia

Characteristics

Flowers white, fairly large, 3–7 together in leafless axils, or apparently paniculate by fall of the leaves.
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A shrub or small tree, 20–50 ft. high
Inflorescence rusty-tomentose
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.55 - 15.12
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Coastal forests; swampy or periodically flooded and gallery forest; at elevations from sea level to 600 metres. High forest in damp sites or sites subject to occasional flooding.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses fuel material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Baphia laurifolia world distribution map, present in Angola, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria

Conservation status

Baphia laurifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:480876-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211974
COL ID KLMB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Baphia laurifolia Baphia crassifolia Baphia lancifolia Baphia myrtifolia Baphia odorata Baphia pierrei Baphia densiflora