Fabaceae
Senegalia

Senegalia ogadensis (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 509 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to NE. Kenya. 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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

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

Type
Between “Bardera” and “Marda”, Paoli 811, 812 (FT syn.)
Morphology General Habit
Small tree up to 5 m high, with whip-like stem; branchlets grey to purplish, glabrous or occasionally pubescent
Morphology General Prickles
Prickles in threes, the central one hooked downwards and the two laterals spreading or sometimes also slightly hooked downwards
Morphology Leaves
Leaves with 1 pair of pinnae; leaflets 2–4 pairs, 5–17 x 3–13 mm, veined
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers in up to 5.5 cm long spikes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 3–5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 4–6 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Filaments
Filaments up to 18 mm long, lilac or white
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods straight, dehiscent, 6–10 x 1.3–2.2 cm, brown, densely puberulous.
Distribution
N2, 3; C1, 2; S1; E Ethiopia and NE Kenya
Ecology
Altitude range 160–1000 m.
Vernacular
Adad, cadaad, cadaad geri, fido-fido, laamalooye (Somali)
[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/

  • 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