Senegalia nigrescens

Senegalia nigrescens

Senegalia nigrescens

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: Acacieae
Genus: Senegalia
Species: Senegalia nigrescens

Name

Senegalia nigrescens (Oliv.) P.J.H.Hurter, Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1021 (2008).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acacia nigrescens Oliv. (1871)
• Homotypic
  • Acacia pallens (Benth.) Rolfe (1907)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia nigrescens var. pallens Benth. (1875)
  • Acacia brosigii Harms (1898)
  • Acacia perrotii Warb. (1898)
  • Acacia passargei Harms (1904)
  • Acacia nigrescens var. pallida Eyles (1916)
  • Acacia schliebenii Harms (1935)
  • Acacia nigrescens Oliv. var. nigrescens (1875)
  • Albizia lugardii N.E.Br. (1909)

Misapplied names

• • Acacia caffra sens. Oliv. (1871)
  • Acacia mellifera sens. J.S.Henkel (1934)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hurter, P.J.H., 2008. Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1021.

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senegalia nigrescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Senegalia nigrescens. Published online. Accessed: Aug 20 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia nigrescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Aug 2019.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Senegalia nigrescens – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Knoppiesdoring
English: Knob thorn
SiSwati: Mokoba
Sesotho: Moritidi, Mooka (N)
Tshivenda: Muunga
isiZulu: umKhaya

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