Baphia massaiensis Taub.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Baphia

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree up to 8 m.. Young stems pubescent or subglabrous.. Leaves: petiole 4–27 mm., the interpulvinary part usually distinct; lamina broadly ovate to elliptic, obovate or rarely suborbicular, up to 9 cm. long and 5.5 cm. wide; upper and lower surfaces glabrous to densely pubescent.. Flowers in axillary fascicles of 1–7(–12) flowers; pedicels 6–16(–24) mm. long; bracteoles linear-oblong to linear, 1.5–5 × 0.3–0.8 mm., inserted immediately below the calyx or up to 5 mm. distant from it.. Calyx 6–12 mm. long, pubescent with appressed or spreading hairs, splitting down one side only, with 2–3(–5) teeth showing at the apex.. Petals white, the standard with a yellow blotch at the base; standard 8–22 mm. long; wings 8–22 mm. long; keel-petals 8–19 mm. long.. Stamen-filaments glabrous; anthers 0.7–1 mm. long.. Ovary sparsely to densely covered with longish white or brown hairs.. Pod 7–11 (–13) × 1–1.5 cm., blackish-or purplish-brown.. Seeds lenticular, 8–11 × 7–9 mm., reddish-black.
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Shrub or small tree up to 8 m high. Leaflet up to 9 x 5.5 cm, elliptic to obovate or suborbicular, glabrous to pubescent; petiole 4-27 mm long. Flowers in fascicles of up to 7(12), sometimes reduced to a single flower apparently solitary in the axil of a foliage leaf; pedicels 6-16(24) mm long; bracteoles inserted immediately beneath the flower or up to 5 mm distant, 1.5-5 x 0.3-0.8 mm, linear-oblong to linear. Calyx 6-12 mm long, sparsely to densely pubescent. Petals white, the standard with a yellow mark near the base; standard 8-22 x 8-21 mm; wings 8-22 x 3.5-8 mm; keel petals 8-19 mm long. Ovary sparsely to densely covered with longish white hairs. Pod 7-11(13) × 1-1.5 cm, blackish-or purplish-brown. Seeds 8-11 x 7-9 mm, lenticular, reddish-black.
A shrub or small tree. It grows 8 m high. The leaves have leaflets 9 cm long by 5.5 cm wide. They are oval. The flowers are in groups of up to 7. These become reduced to a single flower. The petals are white with a yellow mark on the standard. The fruit is a pod 7-11 cm long by 1-1.5 cm wide. It is a purple brown. The seeds are 8-11 mm long by 7-9 mm wide. They are reddish-black.
Flowers in fascicles of up to 7(12), sometimes reduced to a single flower apparently solitary in the axil of a foliage leaf; pedicels 6–16(24) mm long; bracteoles inserted immediately beneath the flower or up to 5 mm distant, 1.5–5 × 0.3–0.8 mm, linear-oblong to linear.
Petals white, the standard with a yellow mark near the base; standard 8–22 × 8–21 mm; wings 8–22 × 3.5–8 mm; keel petals 8–19 mm long.
Leaflet up to 9 × 5.5 cm, elliptic to obovate or suborbicular, glabrous to pubescent; petiole 4–27 mm long.
Ovary sparsely to densely covered with longish white hairs.
Pod 7–11(13) × 1–1.5 cm, blackish-or purplish-brown.
Calyx 6–12 mm long, sparsely to densely pubescent.
Seeds 8–11 × 7–9 mm, lenticular, reddish-black.
Shrub or small tree up to 8 m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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Rooting depth (meter) 1.9
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It is in open woodlands. It grows in hot arid places with a marked dry season. The dry season can be 6-11 months. It grows between 250-1,350 m above sea level. It cannot tolerate frost. It can grow in arid places. In Brisbane Botanical Gardens.
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Found at elevations from 1,100-1,350 metres.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit is eaten raw. The roots are boiled to make a tea.
Uses animal food environmental use food material medicinal tea
Edible fruits roots seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Baphia massaiensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, United Republic of, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Baphia massaiensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:480887-1
WFO ID wfo-0000211998
COL ID KLMQ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Baphia massaiensis Baphia massaiensis subsp. massaiensis

Lower taxons

Baphia massaiensis subsp. gomesii Baphia massaiensis subsp. floribunda Baphia massaiensis subsp. busseana Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata Baphia massaiensis var. cornifolia Baphia massaiensis var. whitei