Baissea

<i>Baissea</i>

Baissea

Genus of plants


Baissea is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical Africa.[1] As of August 2013 the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 18 species:[3]

Species[3]
  1. Baissea axillaris (Benth.) Hua - W + C Africa
  2. Baissea baillonii Hua - W + C Africa
  3. Baissea campanulata (K.Schum) de Kruif - W + C Africa
  4. Baissea floribunda (K.Schum.) Hua - Gabon
  5. Baissea gracillima (K.Schum.) Hua - C Africa
  6. Baissea lane-poolei Stapf - W Africa
  7. Baissea leonensis Benth. - W + C Africa
  8. Baissea leontonori Dilst - Zaïre, Burundi, Uganda
  9. Baissea longipetiolata Dilst - Gabon
  10. Baissea major (Stapf) Hiern - C Africa
  11. Baissea multiflora A.DC. - W + C Africa
  12. Baissea myrtifolia (Benth.) Pichon - C Africa
  13. Baissea ochrantha K.Schum. ex Stapf - Cameroon, Gabon
  14. Baissea subrufa Stapf - C Africa
  15. Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif - SE Africa
  16. Baissea welwitschii (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern - W + C Africa
  17. Baissea wulfhorstii Schinz - Namibia, Angola, Caprivi Strip, Botswana, Zambia, Cape Province
  18. Baissea zygodioides (K.Schum.) Stapf - W Africa

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References

  1. "Baissea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 15 August 2013
  2. Search for "Baissea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 15 August 2013



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