The genus Acacia (Fabaceae) in East Africa: distribution, diversity and the protected area network

1York Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Dynamics (KITE) and Centre for the Integration of Research, Conservation and Learning (CIRCLE), Environment Department, University of York, YO10 5DD, UK 2Flamingo Land Ltd., Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire YO17 6UX, UK 3Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK 4Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, USA 5Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 4302, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 6East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya †These two authors made equal contributions to this manuscript *Author for correspondence: [email protected]