Fabaceae
Dalbergia

Dalbergia uarandensis (Chiov.) Thulin

First published in Kew Bull. 39: 164 (1984)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia. It is a shrub 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]

International Legume Database and Information Service

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

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

Type
C1, between “Adani” and “Uarandi”, Puccioni & Stefanini 501 (FT holo.)
Morphology General Habit
Shrub, 1–2 m tall
Morphology Branches
Branchlets glabrous, often tapered, but not spine-tipped
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 1–3 cm long; leaflets 5–11, elliptic to obovate, 2.5–7 x 1.5–4.5 mm, glabrous when mature
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences short, on cushion-shaped branchlets with tufts of leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx c. 2 mm long, glabrous except for ciliate lobes
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corolla 6–8 mm long, white; standard glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
Stamens 9
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pod elliptic-oblong, 1.8–2.5 x 1–1.1 cm, narrowly winged along upper margin, papery, glabrous, reticulately veined, 1-seeded.
Distribution
C1, 2; S2 not known elsewhere.
Ecology
Altitude range 50–300 m.
Vernacular
Dabakar (Somali)
[FSOM]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199825044/199825046

Conservation
EN - endangered
[IUCN]

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