Fabaceae
Pseudoprosopis

Pseudoprosopis euryphylla Harms

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 419 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Mozambique. It is a climbing shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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: low confidence
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/158341/772684

Conservation
NT - near threatened
[IUCN]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; forest, Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; bushland and thicket.
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Climbing, Shrub
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology General Habit
Scandent shrub or small tree 3–6 m. high.
Morphology Branches
Young branchlets, petioles and rhachides ± puberulous; older branchlets longitudinally striate.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:petiole 0.5–2.9 cm. long; rhachis 1.7–7 cm. long; pinnae opposite, 2–4 pairs; leaflets 4–9 pairs, (0.5–)0.7–2.1 cm. long, (0.3–)0.6–1.5 cm. wide, rhombic-ovate or -obovate, rounded or slightly emarginate and mucronate at apex, glabrous or almost so except on midrib beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 2–6.5 cm. long, on peduncles 0.7–2.8 cm. long; pedicels 1.5–4 mm. long; axes and pedicels densely and shortly pubescent; bracts linear-lanceolate, acute, not enlarged at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 0.75–1 mm. long, densely and shortly pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 2.5–3 mm. long, densely puberulous outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments 4–5.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary densely hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 7–11 cm. long, 1.3–1.8 cm. wide, attenuate below, blackish when dry, obliquely ± longitudinally striate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds about 8 mm. long and 5–7 mm. wide.
Habitat
Evergreen thickets on sand or sandy loam; 450–790 m.
Distribution
T8
[FTEA]

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

Morphology General Habit
Scandent shrub or small tree 3-6 m. high; young branchlets, petioles and rhachides ± puberulous; older branchlets longitudinally striate.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves: petiole 0·5-2·9 cm. long; rhachis 1·7-7 cm. long; pinnae opposite, 2-4 pairs; leaflets 4-9 pairs, (0·5)0·7-2·1 x (0·3)0·6-1·5 cm., rhombic-ovate or -obovate, rounded or slightly emarginate and mucronate at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 0·75-1 mm. long, densely and shortly pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 2·5-3 mm. long, densely puberulous outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments 4-5·5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary densely hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 7-11 x 1·3-1·8 cm., attenuate below, blackish when dry, obliquely ± longitudinally striate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds c. 7-8 x 5-7 mm.
[FZ]

Sources

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