Fabaceae
Senegalia

Senegalia eriocarpa Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 508 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/147099505/147099518

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub or small to medium tree c. 3-6 m. high, sometimes many-stemmed; young branchlets tomentose, soon glabrescent.
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules not spinescent, 5-7 x 4-6 mm., broadly and obliquely ovate.
Morphology General Prickles
Prickles scattered along the internodes, ± hooked or deflexed, up to c. 5 mm. long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves: rhachis 4-19 cm. long, prickly or unarmed; petiole with a prominent gland 1-2·5 mm. long on the upper side near the base; rhachis glandular below the top 1-2 pairs of pinnae; pinnae 4-9 pairs; leaflets 4-15 pairs, (5)7-18 x 3-9 mm., obliquely oblong-elliptic or -lanceolate (or the terminal ones obovate), ± densely pubescent especially beneath when young, ± glabrescent at maturity; lateral nerves and usually venation also clearly visible beneath.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers sessile, in spikes 4-5 (? more) cm. long on peduncles 0·5-1·3 cm. long; axis tomentose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 3·5 mm. long, tomentose.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 4-4·5 mm. long, with 5 lobes 1-1·25 mm. long which are tomentose outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments 5-6 mm. long, irregularly connate towards the base; anthers 0·2 mm. across, with a caducous gland.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary tomentose, on an almost equally long stipe.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods dehiscent, 7-14 x 1·8-2·4 cm., with dense often ± matted long brownish tomentum outside, linear-oblong, straight, obtuse rarely subacute at the apex.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds subcircular, 6-10 mm. in diam.; central areole small, 1·5-3 x 2·5 mm.
[FZ]

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

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    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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