Fabaceae
Aphanocalyx

Aphanocalyx trapnellii (J.Léonard) Wieringa

First published in Wageningen Agric. Univ. Pap. 99(4): 171 (1999)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Zambia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Zambezian forest
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/135630776/135630779

Conservation
NT - near threatened
[IUCN]

Leguminosae, R.K. Brummitt, A.C. Chikuni, J.M. Lock and R.M. Polhill. Flora Zambesiaca 3:2. 2007

Morphology General Habit
Tree 8–20 m high.
Morphology Branches
Young branchlets pubescent, glabrescent.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves: stipules early caducous; petiole 0.5–1.5 mm long;>i> leaflets sessile, coriaceous, 10–26, 1.5–7(13) × 1–3(5) mm, oblong to semi-obovate, apex acute or bluntly so, rounded to sharply angled on outer side at base, glabrous or sparsely villous, with 0–2(3) glands near base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 0.8–1.7 cm long, brownish-pubescent; bracteoles 4–5.5 × 2.5–4 mm, broadly elliptic.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 0–5, the two larger ones 0.3–1.9 × 0.2–0.8 mm, the others, if present, minute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Large petal white, 5.5–7 × 3–6 mm, with a short claw and an obovate lamina;>i> other petals absent or minute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 10.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 1.2–3.8 × 0.8–1.9 cm, obovate, sparsely long-villous, glabrescent, each valve longitudinally and prominently 1-nerved, 1–2(3)-seeded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds c.6–11 × 5–9 mm, obovate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds Germination
Germination epigeal; first pair of leaves opposite, with 18–24 leaflets; subsequent leaves alternate, with more leaflets.
[FZ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0