Native to Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, West Himalaya; introduced into China Southeast, Jamaica, Jawa, Leeward Is., Northern Territory, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Windward Is. (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

Bodine, S 170

February 13, 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

Sharon A. Bodine, William J. Kindeketa, P. Ezrom, Gabriel Simon Laizer, O.C. Nkawamba

Notes

Formerly A. polyacantha var. campylacantha

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Family

Fabaceae

Genus

Senegalia

Specific Epithet

polyacantha

Authorship

(Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 4.7

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

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#108,425 of 335,497

Top 33%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →