Fabaceae
Zenkerella

Zenkerella capparidacea (Taub.) J.Léonard

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 21: 413 (1951)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62532/3115611

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

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

Morphology General Habit
Small tree 8 m. high; branchlets glabrous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:stipules not seen, apparently very quickly caducous; petiole 4–6(–8, fide Taubert) mm. long, glabrous; lamina oblong-elliptic or possibly obovate-elliptic, 8–12(–14, fide Taubert) cm. long, 2.7–4.5(–6.5, fide Taubert) cm. wide, acuminate at apex, rounded to cuneate-rounded at base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Axis of raceme 0–2 mm. long; pedicels glabrous, 10–15 mm. long.
Morphology General Buds
Flower-buds pale pink.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 4.5–5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals ± 6 mm. long (only damaged ones seen).
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods unknown.
Habitat
Upland rain-forest; ± 1900 m.
Distribution
T6 not known elsewhere
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Afromontane forest, Zanzibar-Inhambane regional transition zone; forest
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

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]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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