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Baikiaea Suzannae
''Baikiaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Species include: *''Baikiaea fragrantissima'' *'' Baikiaea ghesquiereana'' *'' Baikiaea insignis'' *''Baikiaea plurijuga'' – Rhodesian-teak *''Baikiaea robynsii'' Ghesq. ex Laing *'' Baikiaea suzannae'' Ghesq. *'' Baikiaea zenkeri'' ''Baikiaea'' is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.Burgess, N., Hales, J. D., Underwood, E. ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. 2004. The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through .... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikiaea Plurijuga
''Baikiaea plurijuga'', known as African teak, Mukusi, Rhodesian teak, Zambian teak or Zambesi redwood, is a species of Afrotropical tree from the legume family, the Fabaceae from southern Africa. Description ''Baikiaea plurijuga'' is a medium-sized deciduous tree with pinnate leaves each with 4-5 pairs of opposed leaflets. They show pink to deep mauve flowers have yellow stamens and are clustered in large axillary racemes; it flowers from November to April. The fruit are flattened, woody pods with a hooked tip which splits explosively sending the seeds out over some distance. Habitat ''Baikiaea plurijuga'' is confined to the Kalahari sands and the woodland which it dominates is known as Gusu woodland. This woodland grows on the deep, aeolian and fluvial Kalahari Sands which have virtually no clay or silt. These sands provide exceptional growing conditions for deep-rooting trees, but the deficiency in clay restricts tree growth to sites holding nutrients in the form of organ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants. Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published: ....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill. Vicia L.; ... When the Papilionaceae are regarded as a family distinct from the remainder of the Leguminosae, the name Papilionaceae is conserved against Leguminosae." English pronunciations are as follows: , and . commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and agriculturally important of |
Baikiaea Fragrantissima
''Baikiaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Species include: *'' Baikiaea fragrantissima'' *'' Baikiaea ghesquiereana'' *'' Baikiaea insignis'' *''Baikiaea plurijuga'' – Rhodesian-teak *'' Baikiaea robynsii'' Ghesq. ex Laing *'' Baikiaea suzannae'' Ghesq. *'' Baikiaea zenkeri'' ''Baikiaea'' is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.Burgess, N., Hales, J. D., Underwood, E. ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. 2004. The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through .... R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikiaea Ghesquiereana
''Baikiaea ghesquiereana'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Tanzania. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Detarioideae Endemic flora of Tanzania Trees of Africa Endangered flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Detarioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikiaea Insignis
''Baikiaea insignis'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. ''Baikiaea insignis'' ranges through the Guineo-Congolian region into eastern Africa, from Senegal through Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Angola, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania. ''Baikiaea insignis'' is found in a range of plant communities, from sea level up to 1,800 metres elevation. It is found in rainforests, periodically flooded riparian forests with '' Uapaca heudelotii'' and '' Irvingia smithii'', gallery forests, upland and mountain forests, and swamp forests. ''Baikiaea insignis'' subsp. ''minor'', commonly known as ''Nkobakoba'' or ''Nkoba'', is a subspecies found in Bukoba district of Tanzania and the South Buddu forests of Uganda. ''B. insignis minor'' and ''Afrocarpus dawei'' are the dominant canopy trees in Minziro and Sango Bay forests, a distinctive swamp forest community found along the lower reaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikiaea Robynsii
''Baikiaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Species include: *''Baikiaea fragrantissima'' *'' Baikiaea ghesquiereana'' *'' Baikiaea insignis'' *''Baikiaea plurijuga'' – Rhodesian-teak *'' Baikiaea robynsii'' Ghesq. ex Laing *'' Baikiaea suzannae'' Ghesq. *'' Baikiaea zenkeri'' ''Baikiaea'' is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.Burgess, N., Hales, J. D., Underwood, E. ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. 2004. The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through .... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière
Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière (born 1888) was a Belgian botanist. Work He collected plant specimens in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Uganda. He deposited many of his specimens in the herbarium at the Botanic Garden Meise (then called the National Botanic Garden of Belgium). Legacy He is the authority for at least 59 taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ... including: The following species have been named in his honor: ''Karschiogomphus ghesquierei'' Schouteden, 1934 (Syn. of ''Neurogomphus martininus'' Lacroix, 1921) ''Chlorocypha ghesquierei'' Fraser, 1959 References 20th-century Belgian botanists 1888 births 1982 deaths {{Botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikiaea Suzannae
''Baikiaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Species include: *''Baikiaea fragrantissima'' *'' Baikiaea ghesquiereana'' *'' Baikiaea insignis'' *''Baikiaea plurijuga'' – Rhodesian-teak *''Baikiaea robynsii'' Ghesq. ex Laing *'' Baikiaea suzannae'' Ghesq. *'' Baikiaea zenkeri'' ''Baikiaea'' is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.Burgess, N., Hales, J. D., Underwood, E. ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. 2004. The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through .... Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baikiaea Zenkeri
''Baikiaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Species include: *''Baikiaea fragrantissima'' *'' Baikiaea ghesquiereana'' *'' Baikiaea insignis'' *''Baikiaea plurijuga'' – Rhodesian-teak *''Baikiaea robynsii'' Ghesq. ex Laing *''Baikiaea suzannae'' Ghesq. *'' Baikiaea zenkeri'' ''Baikiaea'' is the characteristic tree of two dry woodland ecoregions of southern Africa, the Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands and Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands.Burgess, N., Hales, J. D., Underwood, E. ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. Island Press, Washington DC. 2004. The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie (1824-1864), Scottish explorer of the Niger River The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through .... Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea Woodlands
The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for , covering much of Botswana, and parts of Namibia and South Africa. It is not to be confused with the Angolan, Namibian, and South African Namib coastal desert, whose name is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place". Etymology ''Kalahari'' is derived from the Tswana word ''Kgala'', meaning "the great thirst", or ''Kgalagadi'', meaning "a waterless place"; the Kalahari has vast areas covered by red sand without any permanent surface water. History The Kalahari Desert was not always a dry desert. The fossil flora and fauna from Gcwihaba Cave in Botswana indicates that the region was much wetter and cooler at least from 30 to 11 thousand BP (before present) especially after 17,500 BP. Geography Drainage of the desert is by dry black valleys, seasonally inundated pans and the large salt pans of the Makgadikgadi Pan in Botswana and Etosha Pan in Namibia. The only permanent river, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambezian Baikiaea Woodlands
The Zambezian ''Baikiaea'' woodlands is an ecoregion in Africa. It includes dry deciduous forest and woodland, thicket, and grassland, dominated by the tree ''Baikiaea plurijuga''. The ecoregion has a semi-arid climate, and is a transition between more humid miombo woodlands to the north, and the drier Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for , covering much of Botswana, and parts of Namibia and South Africa. It is not to be confused with the Angolan, Namibian, and South African Namib coastal ... to the south.Burgess, Neil, Jennifer D'Amico Hales, Emma Underwood, et al. (2004). ''Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment''. World Wildlife Fund. Island Press, 2004. References Afrotropical ecoregions Ecoregions of Angola Ecoregions of Botswana Ecoregions of Namibia Ecoregions of Zambia Ecoregions of Zimbabwe Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savanna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Balfour Baikie
William Balfour Baikie (27 August 182512 December 1864) was a Scottish explorer, naturalist and philologist. Biography Baikie was born at Kirkwall, Orkney, eldest son of Captain John Baikie, R.N. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, and, on obtaining his M.D. degree, joined the Royal Navy in 1848. He early attracted the notice of Sir Roderick Murchison, through whom he was appointed surgeon and naturalist to the Niger expedition sent out in 1854 by Macgregor Laird with government support. The death of the senior officer ( Consul Beecroft) occurring at Fernando Po, Baikie succeeded to the command. Ascending the Benue about 250 miles beyond the point reached by former explorers, the little steamer ''Pleiad'' returned and reached the mouth of the Niger, after a voyage of 118 days, without the loss of a single man. The expedition had been instructed to endeavour to afford assistance to Heinrich Barth, who had in 1851 crossed the Benue in its upper course, but Baikie was unable to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
