Baphia pubescens Hook.f.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Gabon

• Locality

  Gamba Complex : Rabi. Open area by big flare, gas flame. Rabi oil well site 35.

• Elevation

  Alt. 20 - 100 m. (66 - 328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -1.9578, 9.8703

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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Plants of Africa
Fabaceae
Baphia pubescens Hook. f.
Det. Stephen F. Smith (US) 2002
Gabon: Gamba Complex : Rabi.
1° 57' 28" S x 9° 52' 13" E, Elevation: 20 to 100 m. Open area by big flare, gas flame,
Rabi oil well site 35.
Tree/Shrub 4 m; spreading 5-6 m; unopened flowers yellow brown as is outside open calyx,
inside open calyx dark brown & slightly recurved distally behind hood; corolla white with
a yellow spot at bottom center of hood, keel white, lower 2 petals white often with brownish
markings near outside base; anthers brown; flowers delicate & petals tend to fall off.
BOTANICAL
S. F. Smith 1913	07 Mar 2002
with D. A. Bell, H. Bourobou Bourobou, F. J. Mayombo, T. Nzabi Acc. # 2080132
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Funded by Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity Program, NZP
United States National Herbarium (US) Smithsonian Institution
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