Fabaceae
Newtonia

Newtonia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Torre

First published in Contr. Conhecimento Fl. Mocambique 2: 89 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Tree up to 25 m. high; bark rough or sometimes smooth; branchlets puberulous or shortly pubescent when young.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 2-8 cm. long (rhachis + petiole); rhachis with a sessile, usually barrel-shaped or cylindrical gland between each pinna-pair; no glands between leaflet-pairs; pinnae 4-7 pairs; leaflets 6-19(27) pairs, 3-11 x 1-3 mm., ± linear-oblong or oblong; lateral nerves often ± raised beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white or creamy, in spikes 4-9 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers without an apical gland.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 9-30 x 1·4-2·6 cm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 3·6-5·7 x 1·3-2·1 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/146201615/146201617

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai forest, Zambezian woodland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology General Habit
Tree up to 25 m. high, with rough or sometimes smooth bark.
Morphology Branches
Branchlets puberulous or shortly pubescent when young.
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-rhachis with a usually barrel-shaped or cylindrical gland between each pinna-pair; no glands between leaflet-pairs; pinnae 4–7 pairs; leaflets 6–19(–27) pairs, ± oblong or linear-oblong, 3–9 mm. long, 1–3 mm. wide; lateral nerves often ± raised beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white or creamy, in spikes 4–9 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anthers without an apical gland (Fig. 24/11).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod 9–30 cm. long, 2.2–2.6 cm. wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 3.6–5.7 cm. long, 1.5–2.1 cm. wide.
[FTEA]

Sources

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    • 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

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

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    • 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