Baphia pubescens

Baphia pubescens is a medium size tree common in Guineo-Congolian forest. It is known as odwenkobiri in the Akan language of Ghana.^[2]

Baphia pubescens
Baphia pubescens herbarium specimen
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Genus:	Baphia
Species:	B. pubescens
Binomial name
Baphia pubescens Hook.f
The distribution of Baphia pubescens

It is a pioneer species associated with acidic soils in Ghana.^[3] It thrives in the forest understory.^[2]

There are medicinal uses for the bark, bark oil, and sap of the tree, as they are said to be antirheumatic and a diuretic. The wood is used to produce dye and for carpentry.^[4]