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Baphia pubescens

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Baphia pubescens
Baphia pubescens herbarium specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Baphia
Species:
B. pubescens
Binomial name
Baphia pubescens
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The distribution of Baphia pubescens

Baphia pubescens is a medium size tree common in Guineo-Congolian forest. It is known as odwenkobiri in the Akan language of Ghana.[2]

It is a pioneer species associated with acidic soils in Ghana.[3] It thrives in the forest understory.[2]

There are medicinal uses for the bark, bark oil, and sap of the tree, as they are said to be antirheumatic and a diuretic. The wood is used to produce dye and for carpentry.[4]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN list - Baphia pubescens
  2. ^ a b Hall, J. B.; Swaine, M. D. (18 April 2013). Distribution and ecology of vascular plants in a tropical rain forest: Forest vegetation in Ghana. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 133. ISBN 978-94-009-8650-3. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  3. ^ Hawthorne, W.D. (1995). Ecological profiles of Ghanaian forest trees. Oxford: Oxford Forestry Institute, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. p. 52.
  4. ^ "Baphia pubescens - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 6 December 2021.