Zornia apiculata Milne-Redh.

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 28: 90 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ethiopia to Tanzania. It 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
Perennial very variable herb.
Morphology Stem
Stems erect or decumbent, up to 4.5 dm. long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 2-foliolate; leaflets of upper leaves ovate-lanceolate, up to 25 × 10 mm., apiculate, glabrous or sparsely pubescent, conspicuously and evenly glandular-punctate beneath; those of lower leaves smaller, ovate or suborbicular.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules narrowly lanceolate, up to 15 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts ovate, acute, longer than the internodes, beset with punctate glands, glabrous or shortly pubescent.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers as long as or slightly shorter than the bracts.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx ± 3.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals yellow, sometimes with red veins; standard up to 8 mm. long, but often less.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Legume up to 16 mm. long and 6-seeded, but more usually 4-seeded; segments 3 × 2.5 mm.; bristles stiff, 1.5 mm. long, glochidiate and retrorsely hispid.
Habitat
In dry scrub and grasslands, rocky places; 0–1700 m.
Distribution
K1 K4 K7 T3
[FTEA]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket, Somalia-Masai grasslands
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Herb
Vernacular
Maha-Aswenna
[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: not threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

M. Thulin. Flora of Somalia, Vol. 1–4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS

Morphology General Habit
Perennial or sometimes annual, up to 45 cm long
Morphology Leaves Leaflets
Leaflets 2, of upper leaves ovate-lanceolate, up to 25 x 13 mm, apiculate; those of lower leaves smaller, ovate or suborbicular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers about as long as the bracts
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 3.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla yellow, sometimes with red veins; standard up to 8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod up to 16 mm long, 4(–6)-seeded; articles 3 x 2.5 mm; bristles stiff, 1.5 mm long, glochidiate and retrorsely hispid.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Somalia
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    • 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