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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.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Baikiaea Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=685
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Baikiaea

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Baikiaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

Species include:[1]

Baikiaea is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.[2]

The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River.

References

  1. ^ Baikiaea. The Plant List.
  2. ^ Burgess, N., Hales, J. D., Underwood, E. Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment. Island Press, Washington DC. 2004.
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Baikiaea: Brief Summary

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Baikiaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.

Species include:

Baikiaea fragrantissima Baikiaea ghesquiereana Baikiaea insignis Baikiaea plurijuga – Rhodesian-teak Baikiaea robynsii Ghesq. ex Laing Baikiaea suzannae Ghesq. Baikiaea zenkeri

Baikiaea is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.

The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River.

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