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.

Botswana: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
plurijuga Harms	N	Description, Image

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Flora of Caprivi: Baikiaea
Flora of Zambia: Baikiaea
Flora of Zimbabwe: Baikiaea
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Baikiaea

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Baikiaea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Baikiaea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Baikiaea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Baikiaea
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Baikiaea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Baikiaea
JSTOR Plant Science: Baikiaea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Baikiaea
Plants of the World Online: Baikiaea
Tropicos: Baikiaea
Wikipedia: Baikiaea