Details of record no: 93069

Baphia massaiensis Taub.
subsp. obovata (Schinz) Brummitt
var. obovata

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Record details:

Date: 20 Jan 2005
Recorder(s):S Kruger
Collector(s):S Kruger
85
Determiner(s):D Lutombi
Confirmer(s):
Herbarium:WIND
Habitat:
Location: Caprivi: Mukwe District. Grow in well-drained sandy loam on plain along fire break at Omega.
Location code(s):
Outing code:
Planted code: Not planted
Country: Namibia (Caprivi Strip)
Quarter Degree Square: 1722C3
Grid reference:
Botanical divisions:
Altitude (metres): 1037
Notes: Shrub; Notes: Small shrub, 1 m high. Stems velvety and green with very light zig-zag growth. Leaves alternate, hard and fine hair on undersides. Oval in shape, petiole hairy and 1 cm long. Stipules present. Leaf base rounded and slightly mucronate apices. Flowers in leaf axils, 1.5 cm long stalk. White petals. Long white stigma bending away from yellow tipped anthers. 10 anthers. Pistil and stamens carried outside flowers. Flowers sweet smelling.
Latitude, Longitude: -17.986390, 22.103330
Location Accuracy Code: 5

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Individual record no: 93069: Baphia massaiensis.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species-record.php?record_id=93069, retrieved 17 September 2026

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