BAPHIA

(Lat.), n. f. Ba?f(batf)'i?-a8, From ßärrtew, to dye. A feat of leguminous trees belonging to the tribe Sophoreæ, established by Afzelius, distinguished by its unifoliolate Teaves, its deeiduous bracteoles shorter than the bifid or spathe-like calyx, its papilionaceous flowers with anthers shorter than the filaments, and its flat-compre ed acute legume. [B, 42.]—B. læmatoxylon [Hooker fil.]. See B. nitid a.—B. laurifolia [H, Baillon]. See B. pubescens.—B. lep to stemma Eg Baillon]. See B. nitid a.—B. nitid a [Afzelius]. Syn.: Podalyria_hæmatoxylon [Schum. and Thonn.], Carpolobia versicolor [G. Don]. Cam-wood, bar-wood. An erect shrub 8 to 10 feet high or a small tree with rounded glabrous branches and white flowers, growing on the western coast of tropieal Africa. Its wood (cam-tcood) is red and is used for dyeing. (B, 19, 50.]—B. pubescens [Hooker fil.]. A tree 20 feet in Freight growing in upper Guinea, distinguished by the brownish pubescence which covers its branches and flowers. [B, 121, 250.]—B’siiure (Ger.). See Bapnic ACID.