Fabaceae
Senegalia

Senegalia caraniana (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

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

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/34510/9872016

Conservation
NT - near threatened
[IUCN]

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]

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

Type
Somalia, N3, “Behèn”, Puccioni & Stefanini 704 (FT holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Slender tree to 7 m tall, with pale grey or whitish bark; young branchlets glabrous, with long internodes
Morphology General Prickles
Prickles solitary or in threes, central prickle somewhat recurved, the laterals, if any, spreading
Morphology Leaves
Petiole 2–6 mm long, with a large flattened gland 1–2 mm in diam. between the lowest pinna pair; pinnae c. 3 pairs; leaflets 5–13 pairs, 5–13 x 1.25–4 mm, oblong, glaucous, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Spikes up to 12.5 cm long; flowers not known
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods straight, dehiscent, 6–15.5 cm long including a 1.8–4 cm long stipe, 0.9–1 cm wide, margins slightly constricted between some of the seeds, finely veined, glabrous.
Distribution
N2, 3 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range c. 600–800 m.
Vernacular
Calakuyaal (Somali)
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

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

  • 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