Genus of legumes
Baphia is a small genus of legumes that bear simple leaves. "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. The genus is restricted to the African tropics. "Baphia" was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned "Baphia" to the tribe Baphieae.
Species.
"Baphia" comprises the following species:
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Species names with uncertain taxonomic status.
The status of the following species is unresolved:
In 2023, a new species, "Baphia arenicola" was discovered growing in the deep sandy highland region of central Angola, part of the Kalahari sands, and was formally described to science. The floral characters most morphologically similar to "Baphia massaiensis" but with certain characters also comparable to "Baphia bequaertii," with all three species found growing in the same region. Preliminary molecular analysis places the new taxon close to "Baphia bequaertii." Whilst most "Baphia" form above ground shrubs and trees, "Baphia arenicola" grows as a geoxylic suffrutex (often described as "underground trees") with most of its woody tissue growing buried deep within the sand and its flowering parts just above ground level.
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