Baikiaea
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.
The genus is named after William Balfour Baikie, Scottish explorer of the Niger River.
