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Taxon

Senegalia pentagona (Schumach. & Thonn.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Protologue Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172(4): 509. 2013 [20 May 2013] [epublished]IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (5).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (2).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (8).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (9).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (4).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132.jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (1).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (6).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (3).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (7).jpg

Acacia pentagona, R. Gereau 6804--Tanz. Ulanga Distr. Mzelezi FR. Mbangayao Sch. 12 Feb 06. 132 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Gereau, R 6804

February 12, 2006

Location

Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga (Msogezi)

-8.619167, 36.725556

Location Remarks

Vigoi Division, Isogo Ward. Behind Chikuti Village store, along road to Ifakara. 530 m elev.

Collectors

Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Senegalia

Specific Epithet

pentagona

Authorship

(Schumach. & Thonn.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.1

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#264,145 of 335,497

Top 79%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →