Fabaceae
Philenoptera

Philenoptera kanurii (Brenan & J.B.Gillett) Schrire

First published in Kew Bull. 55: 87 (2000)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to Kenya. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small tree, to 7 m tall
Morphology Leaves
Leaves to 13 cm long; leaflets (1–)3–7, elliptic to ovate, obovate or suborbicular, 0.5–5.5 x 0.5–4 cm, obtuse to emarginate at the apex, glabrous or subglabrous above, appressed puberulous beneath; venation fairly prominent
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Panicles 5–13 cm long, with fairly numerous flowers
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 5 mm long, appressed puberulous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla purple, c. 12 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod oblong to elliptic-oblong, 4.5–10 x 1.5–2.5 cm, prominently veined, narrowly winged along upper margin, appressed puberulous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 1–3, subreniform, c. 1 x 0.7 cm.
Distribution
S2, 3; E Kenya
Ecology
Altitude range 90–170 m.
[FSOM]

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]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34433/128049530

Conservation
EN - endangered
[IUCN]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Vulnerable
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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