Fabaceae

Camwood

Baphia nitida G.Lodd.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Baphia

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Camwood (Baphia nitida) — FlowerPhoto: lunarjade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Armenian: Ներկածառ
Bulgarian: Анголско дърво
Chinese: 光亮杂色豆, 剑木豆, 鸡血檀
English: Camwood, Category:Baphia nitida
French: Bois rouge
Norwegian Bokmål: Angolatre
Russian: Ангольское дерево, Габановое дерево, Камвуд

Synonyms

Baphia angolensis sensu Lest.-Garl.
Baphia barombiensis Taub.
Baphia haematoxylon Hochst. ex Hook.
Baphia nitida var. pubescens A.Chev.
Baphia pyrifolia (Desv.) Baill.
Carpolobia versicolor G.Don
Dalhousiea haematoxylon Benth.
Dalhousiea pyrifolia (Desv.) Benth.
Delaria pyrifolia Desv.
Podalyria haematoxylon Thonn.

Flowers

In flower: January (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: lunarjade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Samuel Lee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ria Likes Plants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JPhilippe Joseph-Edouard, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Lim, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.