| Baphia pubescens | |
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| Baphia pubescens herbarium specimen | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Baphia pubescens Hook.f | |
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| The distribution of Baphia pubescens | |
Baphia pubescens is a medium size tree common in Guineo-Congolian forest. It is known as odwenkobiri in the Akan language of Ghana.
It is a pioneer species associated with acidic soils in Ghana. It thrives in the forest understory.
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.
References
- IUCN list - Baphia pubescens
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Baphia pubescens |
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