Fabaceae
Vachellia
Vachellia reficiens

Vachellia reficiens subsp. misera (Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 516 (2013)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is South Sudan to Kenya. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Type
N2, “Meid”, Hildebrandt 1394 (B holo., destr., BM K iso.)
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles 0.4–1(–1.3) cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Pods 0.6–0.95 cm wide.
Distribution
N1–3; C1, 2; S1–3
Ecology
Altitude range 50–1300 m.
Vernacular
Khansa, qansax (Somali)
Note
Subsp. reficiens occurs in Angola and Namibia.
[FSOM]

Sources

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0