''Baphiastrum'' is a genus of
flowering plants in the
legume
A legume () is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seed of such a plant. When used as a dry grain, the seed is also called a pulse. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, for livestock f ...
family, found in west Africa.
It belongs to the subfamily
Faboideae. ''Baphiastrum'' was traditionally assigned to the tribe
Sophoreae; however, recent
molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
analyses
reassigned ''Baphiastrum'' to the
Baphieae
The tribe Baphieae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae. The Baphieae tribe arose 55.3 ± 0.4 million years ago (in the early Eocene).
Genera
The Baphieae tribe has been circumscribed to include the following genera
G ...
tribe.
Species
''Baphiastrum'' comprises the following species:
* ''
Baphiastrum boonei''
(De Wild.) Vermoesen
* ''
Baphiastrum brachycarpum''
Harms
* ''
Baphiastrum calophylla''
(Harms) De Wild.
* ''
Baphiastrum elegans''
(Lester-Garland) De Wild.
* ''
Baphiastrum klainei
''Baphiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, found in west Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. ''Baphiastrum'' was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses ...
''
(De Wild.) De Wild.
* ''
Baphiastrum pilosum
''Baphiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, found in west Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. ''Baphiastrum'' was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses ...
''
(Baill.) De Wild.
* ''
Baphiastrum spathaceum
''Baphiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, found in west Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. ''Baphiastrum'' was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses ...
''
(Hook. f.) Staner
* ''
Baphiastrum vermeuleni
''Baphiastrum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, found in west Africa. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. ''Baphiastrum'' was traditionally assigned to the tribe Sophoreae; however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses ...
''
(De Wild.) De Wild.
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:
* ''Baphiastrum bequaerti''
De Wild.
* ''Baphiastrum claessensi''
De Wild.
* ''Baphiastrum spathacea''
Staner
References
Baphieae
Fabaceae genera
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