Entry for ACACIA manubensis J. H. Ross [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin (Acacia by M. Thulin, A. S. Hassan & B. T. Styles) [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
ACACIA manubensisJ. H. Ross [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], (1974);. type: N3, “Manub”, Newbould 1080 (K holo.). Fig. 204.
Information
Tree to 5 m tall; bark yellowish, papery, peeling; young branchlets puberulous. Prickles in pairs, short. Leaves: pinnae 1–4 pairs; leaflets 2–7 pairs, 7–15 x 3.5–11 mm, obovate-elliptic, glaucous, appressed puberulous on both surfaces. Flowers ?white, in spikes 1.8–3.5 cm long. Calyx 2–2.5 mm long. Corolla 3–4 mm long. Pods purplish-brown, straight or slightly curved, 5.8–8 x 1.7–2 cm, finely transversely veined, puberulous.
Ankokib, xankokib (Som.). A. manubensis produces an edible gum like A. ankokib, and their Somali name is the same. The two species are ecologically distinct, A. manubensis occurring at higher altitudes.
