Baikiaea
| Baikiaea | |
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| Baikiaea plurijuga in Namibia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Tribe: | Detarieae |
| Genus: | Baikiaea Bentham & Hooker f., 1865 |
| Species | |
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Baikiaea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.
Species include:[1]
- Baikiaea fragrantissima
- Baikiaea ghesquiereana
- Baikiaea insignis
- Baikiaea plurijuga – Rhodesian-teak
- Baikiaea robynsii
- Baikiaea suzannae
- Baikiaea zenkeri
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.
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