Baphia nitida Lodd.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Baphia Lodd.
Tribe: Sophoreae
References: [535]

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Common Names:

• Barwood [1902]
  
• Camwood [1902] [535]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1993 Polhill RM
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [535]
  
• Environmental [14]
  
• Medicine [14]
  
• Wood [535]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Benin [535]
  • Cameroon [535]
  • Equatorial Guinea-ISO [535]
  • Gabon [535]
  • Ghana [535]
  • Ivory Coast [535]
  • Liberia [535]
  • Nigeria [535]
  • Sao Tome & Principe [217]
  • Senegal [535]
  • Sierra Leone [535]
  • Togo [535]

• Asia [347] [1914]
  • India-ISO [1914]

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Notes:

• Often planted as a dye-wood (Hepper in FWTA,ref.212).
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 13:15:51