Baissea is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical Africa.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 18 species:[3]

Baissea
Baissea wulfhorstii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Apocynoideae
Tribe: Baisseeae
Genus: Baissea
A.DC.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Codonura K.Schum.
  • Guerkea K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
  • Perinerion Baill.
  • Zygodia Benth. in G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker
Species[3]
  1. Baissea axillaris (Benth.) Hua - W + C Africa
  2. Baissea baillonii Hua - W + C Africa
  3. Baissea campanulata (K.Schum) de Kruif - W + C Africa
  4. Baissea floribunda (K.Schum.) Hua - Gabon
  5. Baissea gracillima (K.Schum.) Hua - C Africa
  6. Baissea lane-poolei Stapf - W Africa
  7. Baissea leonensis Benth. - W + C Africa
  8. Baissea leontonori Dilst - Zaïre, Burundi, Uganda
  9. Baissea longipetiolata Dilst - Gabon
  10. Baissea major (Stapf) Hiern - C Africa
  11. Baissea multiflora A.DC. - W + C Africa
  12. Baissea myrtifolia (Benth.) Pichon - C Africa
  13. Baissea ochrantha K.Schum. ex Stapf - Cameroon, Gabon
  14. Baissea subrufa Stapf - C Africa
  15. Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif - SE Africa
  16. Baissea welwitschii (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern - W + C Africa
  17. Baissea wulfhorstii Schinz - Namibia, Angola, Caprivi Strip, Botswana, Zambia, Cape Province
  18. Baissea zygodioides (K.Schum.) Stapf - W Africa

References

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  1. ^ a b "Baissea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 15 August 2013
  2. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Search for "Baissea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 15 August 2013