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STUDIES IN THE FLORA OF ARABIA: XXXII. VACHELLIA PENNIVENIA (LEGUMINOSAE: MIMOSOIDEAE) – A LITTLE-KNOWN TREE SPECIES ENDEMIC TO THE ISLAND OF SOCOTRA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 May 2019

F. L. Anderson Open the ORCID record for F. L. Anderson [Opens in a new window]  and
S. G. Knees
F. L. Anderson*
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: FAnderson@rbge.org.uk
S. G. Knees
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: FAnderson@rbge.org.uk
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Abstract

A new combination in Vachellia is published for Acacia pennivenia. A summation of the current state of knowledge of this Socotran endemic species is presented, including a morphological description, a distribution map and an updated conservation assessment. Colour photographs and a black-and-white line drawing are presented.

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AcaciaFabaceaeisland endemicIUCN Red Listnew combinationSocotraVachelliaYemen
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , November 2019 , pp. 313 - 318
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© Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2019) 

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