Senegalia ataxacantha

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

Senegalia ataxacantha (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 507 (2013)

Basionym
- Acacia ataxacantha DC. (1825)
Heterotypic
- Acacia eriadenia Benth. (1846)
- Albizia mossambicensis Bolle (1861)
- Acacia lugardiae N.E.Br. (I909)
- Acacia caffra var. rupestris Sim (1909)
- Acacia ataxacantha var. australis Burtt Davy (1922)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4): 500–523. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12047 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senegalia ataxacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Senegalia ataxacantha. Published online. Accessed: Aug 19 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia ataxacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2019. Reference page.
Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist

Maslin, B.R. & Wilson, A.J.G. (eds) 2025. WorldWideWattle Species Gallery, accessed on 20250623072421 Senegalia ataxacantha – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.