Baphia pubescens is a medium size tree common in Guineo-Congolian forest. It is known as odwenkobiri in the Akan language of Ghana.[2]
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| Baphia pubescens herbarium specimen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Baphia |
| Species: | B. pubescens
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| Baphia pubescens Hook.f
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| The distribution of Baphia pubescens | |
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
edit- ^ IUCN list - Baphia pubescens
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hawthorne, W.D. (1995). Ecological profiles of Ghanaian forest trees. Oxford: Oxford Forestry Institute, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford. p. 52.
- ^ "Baphia pubescens - Useful Tropical Plants". tropical.theferns.info. Retrieved 6 December 2021.