Dichrostachys cinerea

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: Dichrostachys cinerea
Subspecies: D. c. subsp. africana – D. c. subsp. argillicola – D. c. subsp. burmana – D. c. subsp. cinerea – D. c. subsp. forbesii – D. c. subsp. keniensis – D. c. subsp. malesiana – D. c. subsp. nyassana – D. c. subsp. platycarpa

• Varieties:

D. c. var. hirtipes – D. c. var. indica – D. c. var. karamojensis – D. c. var. lugardiae – D. c. var. occidentalis – D. c. var. paucijuga – D. c. var. pubescens – D. c. var. setulosa – D. c. var. tanganyikensis

Name

Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn., 1834

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acacia cinerea (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 3: 143 (1826)
  • Cailliea cinerea (L.) J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 59: 16 (1919)
  • Desmanthus cinereus (L.) Willd. in Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 1048 (1806)
  • Mimosa cinerea L. in Sp. Pl.: 520 (1753)
  • Neptunia cinerea (L.) F.Muell. in Syst. Census Austral. Pl.: 43 (1882)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa 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, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indiann subcontinent India, Sri Lanka Regional: Peninsular Arabia Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Sumatera Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory Introduced into: Alabama, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Pakistan, Queensland, 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 cinerea 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 cinerea. 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 cinerea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 December 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dichrostachys cinerea. Published online. Accessed: December 06 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Dichrostachys cinerea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Sekelbos
bamanankan: Nkìlìki
English: Sicklebush
Ikinyarwanda: Umuyebe
தமிழ்: வேடத்தளா

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