Fabaceae
Newtonia

Newtonia buchananii (Baker) G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique

First published in Fl. Congo Belge 3: 213 (1952)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to Kenya and S. Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Tree 10–40 m. high, somewhat buttressed at base, with smooth bark.
Morphology Branches
Branchlets densely pubescent when young.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-rhachis with a stipitate gland between each pinna-pair; no glands between leaflet-pairs; pinnae (7–)12–23 pairs; leaflets (24–)38–67 pairs, linear, ± falcate, 2–6(–9) mm. long, 0.5–1.5(–2) mm. wide; lateral nerves invisible beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers yellowish, in spikes 3.5–19 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers with an apical gland that soon falls off.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 10–32 cm. long, 1.3–2.5 cm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 4.1–7.5 cm. long, 0.9–2.1 cm. wide.
Figures
Fig. 6, p. 24.
Habitat
Lowland and upland rain-forest (usually by streams), ground-water, riverine and swamp forest; 600–2130 m.
Distribution
K4 K7 T2 T3 T4 T6 T8 U2 U4
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Afromontane forest, Guineo-Congolian forest., Zambezian forest, Lake Victoria regional mosaic; forest.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, J.P.M. Brenan. Flora Zambesiaca 3:1. 1970

Morphology General Habit
Tree 10-40 m. high, somewhat buttressed at the base; bark smooth; branchlets densely pubescent when young, often glabrescent later.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 6-27 cm. long (rhachis + petiole); rhachis with a stipitate gland between each pinna-pair; no glands between leaflet-pairs; pinnae (7)12-23 pairs; leaflets (11)38-67 pairs, 2-6(9) x 0·5-1·5(2) mm., linear-oblong, often ± falcate; lateral nerves invisible beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers whitish or yellowish, in spikes 3·5-19 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers with an apical gland that soon falls off.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 10-32 x 1·3-2-5 cm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 4·1-7·5(?8) x 0·9-2·1 cm.
[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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62026698/62026700

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Uses

Use
Wood
[ILDIS]

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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