Lonchocarpus kanurii
Encyclopedia
Lonchocarpus kanurii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae
family.
It is found in Kenya
and Somalia
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
family.
It is found in Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Thulin, M. 1998. Lonchocarpus kanurii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.