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.
Location
Tanzania, Morogoro, Ulanga
-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, G. Simon Laizer, O.C. Nkawamba
Notes
Formerly A. polyacantha var. campylacantha
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senegalia
Specific Epithet
polyacantha
Authorship
(Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.4
Global rank
#108,425 of 335,497
Top 33%
Extinction probability
9%