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<big>''[[Baphia nitida]]'' Lodd.</big>
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Baphia nitida'' (PROTA)}}
:Protologue: Bot. Cab. 4(7): t. 367 (1820).
:Chromosome number: 2''n'' = 44
== Vernacular names ==
*Camwood (En). *Bois de cam, bois rouge (Fr).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
In northern Namibia the roots of ''Baphia massaiensis'' Taub. subsp. ''obovata'' (Schinz) Brummitt are used as a source of a red dye for leather hides. The roots are crushed, mixed with water, and skins are steeped in the dye bath, taking up the red dye within about one day. Formerly ox-stomachs used as aprons by women were dyed in the same way, then tanned and stretched out to dry. ''Baphia massaiensis'' occurs from southern DR Congo and Tanzania to northern South Africa, and differs from ''Baphia nitida'' in its long bracteoles, pubescent ovary and usually rounded or obtuse leaf apex. It is an extremely variable species.
== Ecology ==
== Author(s) ==
* D. Cardon , CNRS, CIHAM-UMR 5648, 18, quai Claude-Bernard, 69365 Lyon, Cedex 07, France * P.C.M. Jansen
* P.C.M. Jansen, PROTA Network Office Europe, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 341, 6700 AH Wageningen, Netherlands
== Correct citation of this article ==
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[[Category:PROTA prov]]
[[Category:Dyes and tannins (PROTA)]]