Dichrostachys

Dichrostachys cinerea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Dichrostachys
Species: D. akataensis – D. arborescens – D. bernieriana – D. cinerea – D. dehiscens – D. dumetaria – D. kirkii – D. myriophylla – D. paucifoliolata – D. pervilleana – D. richardiana – D. scottiana – D. spicata – D. tenuifolia – D. unijuga – D. venosa

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dichrostachys in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 06. Reference page.

Name

Dichrostachys (DC.) Wight & Arn., 1834

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cailliea Guill. & Perr. in Fl. Seneg. Tent.: 239 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa, Tropical Asia, N. Australia Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Australia, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Alabama, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mauritius, Pakistan, Réunion, Thailand, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Wight, R. & Walker-Arnott, G.A. 1834. Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Indiae Orientalis: containing abridged descriptions of the plants found in the peninsula of British India, arranged according to the natural system. Vol. I. XXXVII+480 pp. Parbury, Allen, & Co., London. BHL Reference page. : 1: 271

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2000. World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141. [unavailable to the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dichrostachys in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 06. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Dichrostachys. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 06. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Dichrostachys. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dichrostachys. Published online. Accessed: December 06 2022.

Vernacular names

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