Native to Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe; introduced into Pakistan (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania
-8.781944, 36.717222
Location Remarks
Hwy B1 Kifaru
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Tanzania
-8.781944, 36.717222
Location Remarks
Hwy B1 Kifaru
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senegalia
Specific Epithet
mellifera
Authorship
(Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.2
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#206,868 of 335,497
Top 62%
Extinction probability
6%