Vachellia amythethophylla (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

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

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

Morphology General Habit

Small or medium tree 2-15 m. high; bark rough, fissured, grey (or brown fide F.C.B.).

Morphology Leaves Stipules

Stipules spinescent, up to 1·6(5·5) cm. long, stout, brown, glossy, compressed.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves large, 10-20 cm. wide; rhachis (with petiole) 10-37 cm. long; pinnae mostly 9-16(27) pairs; leaflets 12-70 pairs, 4(6)-11(20) x 1-3·5(6) mm., rather stiff and glossy above, glabrous, or ciliolate on the margins.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers orange or yellow, strongly and sweetly scented, in heads 8-13 mm. in diam., in a panicle up to c. 45 x 30 cm. whose branches (and usually also the main axis) are leafless.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods blackish, blackish-purple or brown, 7-20 x 1·5-2·5 cm., coriaceous, glossy, glabrous, oblong, straight.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds olive- or deep-brown, 8-10 x 7-9 mm., smooth, elliptic to subcircular, compressed; areole 4-5 x 3-3·5 mm.

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

Morphology General Habit

A tree 20–40 ft. high, sometimes scarcely armed

Morphology Leaves

Pinnae sometimes 20 or more pairs; with 50 or more pairs of leaflets

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Flower-heads abundant golden yellow

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Fruits flat, reddish-brown, remaining on the tree.

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

Morphology General Habit

Small or medium tree 2–12(–15 fide F.C.B.) m. high; bark rough, fissured, grey (or brown fide F.C.B.).

Morphology Leaves Stipules

Stipules spinescent, stout, brown, glossy, compressed, up to 1.6(–2.8) cm. long.

Morphology Leaves

Leaves large, 10–20 cm. wide; rhachis (with petiole) 10–37 cm. long; pinnae mostly 9–16(–27) pairs; leaflets 12–40 pairs (in our area, elsewhere up to 70 pairs), (4–)6–11(–20) mm. long, 1–3.5(–6) mm. wide, rather stiff and glossy above, glabrous (or ciliolate on margins, but apparently not in our area).

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Flowers orange or yellow, strongly and sweetly scented, in heads 8–13 mm. in diameter, in a panicle up to about 45 cm. long and 30 cm. wide, whose branches (and usually also main axis) are leafless.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Pods (Fig. 15/30, p. 66) coriaceous, glossy, glabrous, oblong, straight, blackish, blackish-purple or brown, 8–20 cm. long and 1.5–2.5 cm. wide.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds

Seeds deep brown, smooth, elliptic to subcircular, compressed, 8–10 mm. long, 7–8 mm. wide; areole 4–5 mm. long, 3–3.5 mm. wide.

Habitat

Deciduous woodland, wooded grassland, sometimes on rocky hillsides; 600–1830 m.

Distribution

K2 K3 K5 T1 T2 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 U1 U2 U3 U4

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation

Not Threatened

Ecology

Africa: Sudanian wooded grassland, Zambezian woodland, Sudanian woodland, Zambezian wooded grassland

Morphology General Habit

Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree