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Baphia obanensis

Baphia obanensis
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 4.0

Baphia obanensis is a tree in the pea and bean family (Fabaceae) native to wet tropical forest from southern Nigeria to Cameroon. It is not a plant grown in home gardens or as a houseplant, and it is threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Temperature
Wet tropical climate; not known as a cultivated plant
Native range
S. Nigeria to Cameroon
Climate
wet tropical

About

Baphia obanensis is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Other Baphia plants

Baphia abyssinica · Baphia cymosa · Baphia dewildeana · Baphia heudelotiana · Baphia kirkii · Baphia latiloi · Baphia longipedicellata · Baphia macrocalyx · Camwood · Baphia pauloi · Baphia pilosa · Baphia pubescens

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Baphia obanensis 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.

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