Baphiopsis
Genus of legumes
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Baphiopsis parviflora is an African species of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae.[3] It is the sole species in genus Baphiopsis. It is a shrub or tree which ranges from Cameroon to Tanzania and Angola.[2]
| Baphiopsis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Baphieae |
| Genus: | Baphiopsis Benth. ex Baker (1871) |
| Species: | B. parviflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Baphiopsis parviflora | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is the only member of the genus Baphiopsis.[4][5][6] It was traditionally assigned to the tribe Swartzieae;[7] however, recent molecular phylogenetic analyses reassigned Baphiopsis parviflora into the Baphieae tribe.[8][9][10]
