Fabaceae
Senegalia

Senegalia ankokib (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 507 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. Somalia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland 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/34501/19996908

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Insufficiently known
Ecology
Africa: Somalia-Masai bushland and thicket
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

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

Type
N3, without precise locality, Robecchi-Bricchetti 529 (FT syn.), “Bender Merajo”, Guidotti 35 (syn.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrub or tree to 6 m high; bark yellowish, papery, peeling; young branchlets puberulous, glabrescent
Morphology General Prickles
Prickles in pairs, often absent
Morphology Leaves
Pinnae (2–)3–6 pairs; leaflets (4–)6–10 pairs, 4–10 x 0.75–2.5 mm, oblong, distinctly petiolulate, glaucous, appressed puberulous on both surfaces
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers cream or somewhat pinkish, in spikes up to 6 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1–1.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 2–2.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods brown, straight or almost so, 4.5–10 x 0.9–1.1 cm, finely transversely veined, puberulous.
Distribution
N3 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 10–750 m.
Vernacular
Ankokib, xankokib (Somali)
Note
The nature of the armature in A. ankokib has not previously been known with certainty as prickles are mostly absent.
[FSOM]

Uses

Use
A. ankokib produces an edible gum of local importance.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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

  • 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