Fabaceae
Senegalia

Senegalia manubensis (J.H.Ross) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 509 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia (Mornubu). It is a 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: confident
[AERP]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/32879/9731322

Conservation
VU - vulnerable
[IUCN]

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

Type
N3, “Manub”, Newbould 1080 (K holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Tree to 5 m tall; bark yellowish, papery, peeling; young branchlets puberulous
Morphology General Prickles
Prickles in pairs, short
Morphology Leaves
Pinnae 1–4 pairs; leaflets 2–7 pairs, 7–15 x 3.5–11 mm, obovate-elliptic, glaucous, appressed puberulous on both surfaces
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers ?white, in spikes 1.8–3.5 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 2–2.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 3–4 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods purplish-brown, straight or slightly curved, 5.8–8 x 1.7–2 cm, finely transversely veined, puberulous.
Distribution
N3 (“Al Miskat Mts”) not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 900–1340 m.
Vernacular
Ankokib, xankokib (Somali)
Note
A. ankokib also produces an edible gum, and their Somali name is the same. The two species are ecologically distinct, A. manubensis occurring at higher altitudes.
[FSOM]

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

Uses

Use
A. manubensis produces an edible gum
[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