Baissea

Baissea
Baissea wulfhorstii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Apocynaceae
Subfamily:	Apocynoideae
Tribe:	Baisseeae
Genus:	Baissea A.DC.
Synonyms
Codonura K.Schum. Guerkea K.Schum. Perinerion Baill. Zygodia Benth.

Baissea is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to tropical Africa.

As of July 2026 Plants of the World Online accepts these species:

• Baissea atrobrunnea O.Lachenaud – Gabon
• Baissea axillaris (Benth.) Hua – West and Central Africa
• Baissea baillonii Hua – West and Central Africa
• Baissea calophylla (K.Schum.) Stapf – West and Central Africa
• Baissea campanulata (K.Schum) de Kruif – West and Central Africa
• Baissea concinna Stapf ex Hutch. & Dalziel – Ivory Coast, Liberia
• Baissea congensis (R.D.Good) Jongkind – Cabinda, Gabon
• Baissea erythrosticta K.Schum. ex Stapf – Cameroon, Gabon
• Baissea floribunda (K.Schum.) Hua – Gabon
• Baissea gracillima (K.Schum.) Hua – Central Africa
• Baissea lane-poolei Stapf – West Africa
• Baissea laxiflora Stapf – West and Central Africa
• Baissea leonensis Benth. – West and Central Africa
• Baissea leontonori Dilst – Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Uganda
• Baissea major (Stapf) Hiern – Central Africa
• Baissea multiflora A.DC. – West and Central Africa
• Baissea myrtifolia (Benth.) Pichon – Central Africa
• Baissea ochrantha K.Schum. ex Stapf – Cameroon, Gabon
• Baissea odorata K.Schum. ex Stapf – West and Central Africa
• Baissea subrufa Stapf – Central Africa
• Baissea subsessilis (K.Schum.) Stapf – Cameroon, Nigeria
• Baissea viridiflora (K.Schum.) de Kruif – Southeast Africa
• Baissea welwitschii (Baill.) Stapf ex Hiern – West and Central Africa
• Baissea wulfhorstii Schinz – Namibia, Angola, Caprivi Strip, Botswana, Zambia
• Baissea zygodioides (K.Schum.) Stapf – West Africa