Fabaceae
Anonychium

Anonychium africanum (Guill. & Perr.) C.E.Hughes & G.P.Lewis

First published in PhytoKeys 205: 163 (2022)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Uganda, Arabian Peninsula. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Sudanian woodland, Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; woodland
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
[ILDIS]

Leguminosae, J. B. Gillett, R. M. Polhill & B. Verdcourt. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1971

Morphology General Habit
Tree 4.5–12(–21) m. high, unarmed, with grey, rough, scaly or fissured bark.
Morphology Branches
Young branchlets shortly pubescent or puberulous.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves:petiole 2.5–6.6 cm. long, pubescent or puberulous as in the (0–)2.7–9.5 cm. long rhachis; pinnae (1–)2–4 pairs, glandular between most of the pairs of leaflets; leaflets opposite, in (5–)7–15 pairs, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, (1.3–)1.5–3(–4) cm. long, 0.4–1(–1.5) cm. wide, narrowed to an usually acute or subacute apex, inconspicuously appressed-puberulous on both sides.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers creamy-white or yellow-green, fragrant, sessile or nearly so, in 3–6 cm. long spikes borne on 1–3.5 cm. long peduncles.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx 1.5–2 mm. long, puberulous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals free, 3–4.5 mm. long, glabrous or nearly so outside.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamen-filaments 5.5–6.5 mm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary hairy.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 10–20 cm. long, 1.5–3.3 cm. in diameter, black or brown, glossy, subcylindrical or slightly compressed, thickened.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Seeds ellipsoid, 8–10 mm. long, 4–9 mm. wide, blackish-brown, glossy.
Figures
Fig. 10, p. 35.
Habitat
Wooded grassland: 910–1220 m.
Distribution
U1 U3
[FTEA]

Mimosaceae, Hutchinson and Dalziel. Flora of West Tropical Africa 1:2. 1958

Morphology General Habit
A savannah tree, to 40–60 ft. high
Morphology Leaves
Pale drooping foliage
Morphology General Wood
Very hard wood
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flower-spikes yellowish, fragrant
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods stout, roughly cylindrical
Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
Loose rattling seeds.
[FWTA]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62027748/148988867

Conservation
LC - least concern
[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: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Uses

Use
Chemical products, Wood
[ILDIS]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • 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