Fabaceae
Pseudoprosopis

Pseudoprosopis fischeri Harms

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 152 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small spreading tree 3–6 m. high, forming coppice, said sometimes to scramble; bark silvery-grey, smooth.
Morphology Branches
Young branchlets, petioles and rhachides densely puberulous; older branchlets longitudinally striate.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:petiole 0.5–2.5 cm. long; rhachis 2.7–6.5 cm. long; pinnae opposite, 3–5(–6) pairs; leaflets 7–15 pairs, 0.5–l.4(–1.9) cm. long, 0.25–0.55 (–0.8) cm. wide, oblong-elliptic, rounded or slightly emarginate and mucronate at apex, normally puberulous on both surfaces.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 4–13 cm. long, on peduncles 0.3–1 cm. long; pedicels 1.5–5(–7) mm. long; axes and pedicels densely puberulous or shortly pubescent; bracts enlarged and trilobed or obtriangular at apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers creamy, honey-scented.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1–1.5 mm. long, densely puberulous or shortly pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 3.5–5 mm. long, ± puberulous to almost glabrous outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments 6–8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary densely hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 8.5–16 cm. long, 1.3–2.2 cm. wide, attenuate below, blackish when dry, obliquely longitudinally ± striate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds 10–12 mm. long, 7–9 mm. wide.
Figures
Fig. 7, p. 27.
Habitat
Tall deciduous thickets (thornless); dominant in the E. part of the great Itigi deciduous thicket in Dodoma District, and extending up the rift wall probably into Singida District; about 900–1220 m.
Distribution
T4 T5
[FTEA]

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]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Zambezian bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
[ILDIS]

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small spreading tree 3-6 m. high, forming coppice, sometimes scrambling; bark silvery-grey, smooth; young branchlets, petioles and rhachides densely puberulous; older branchlets longitudinally striate.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves: petiole 0·5-2·5 cm. long; rhachis 1·5-7·5 cm. long; pinnae opposite, 3-5(7) pairs; leaflets 7-15 pairs, 0·5-1·4(1·9) x 0·25-0·55(0·8) cm., oblong-elliptic, rounded or slightly emarginate and mucronate at the apex, normally puberulous on both surfaces, sometimes glabrous except for the midrib beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes (2)4-13 cm. long, on peduncles 0·3-1 cm. long; pedicels 1·5-5(7) mm. long; axes and pedicels densely puberulous or shortly pubescent, rarely subglabrous; bracts enlarged and 3-lobed or obtriangular at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers cream-coloured, honey-scented.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1-1·5 mm. long, puberulous or shortly pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 3·5-5 mm. long, ± puberulous to almost glabrous outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments 5-8 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary densely hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 8·5-16 x 1·3-2·2 cm., attenuate below, blackish when dry, ± obliquely longitudinally striate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seed 10-12 x 7-9 mm.
[FZ]

Sources

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