Malpighiaceae
Acridocarpus

Acridocarpus zanzibaricus A.Juss.

First published in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 13: 271 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Somalia to E. Tanzania. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical 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]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/179826/1591353

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

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

Morphology General Habit
Shrub, sometimes climbing, up to 4 m tall; branchlets soon glabrescent
Morphology Leaves
Leaf-blade oblong or obovate-oblong, 5–11(–15) x (2–)3–4.5(–5.5) cm, obtuse and shortly acuminate at apex, leathery, glabrous or practically so, usually with 1 or 2 pairs of glands at base beneath; petiole 4–10 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes large, 8–20 cm long, glabrescent; bracts and bracteoles subulate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Calyx with 2–3 circular glands; lobes 3.5–4.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals yellow, 10–12.5 mm long, shortly clawed, with fringed margins
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Style
Styles up to 12.5 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Wing of samara obliquely semi-obovate, glabrous, 3–4.5 x 1.6–2.2 cm, not clasping the nutlet.
Distribution
S1, 3 coastal parts of Kenya and Tanzania, and on Zanzibar and Pemba.
Ecology
Altitude range 50–230 m.
[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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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