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Baphia abyssinica is a tree in the pea and bean family, native to seasonally dry tropical woodland from South Sudan to western Ethiopia. It is rarely grown as a garden or houseplant, and its main value is its hard timber and traditional use of its twigs.
Baphia abyssinica is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found in western Ethiopia and Sudan. It is threatened by habitat loss, categorized as "vulnerable".
In Ethiopia, the Amharic and Shakacho language name for the tree is shifu. In the Majang language it is known as duwe. Twigs from this tree are used for brushing teeth and fighting tooth infections. The wood is hard and is used for tools, such as for mallets. It is also used for house construction.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baphia abyssinica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
