Senegalia polyacantha

Senegalia polyacantha

Senegalia polyacantha

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 polyacantha
Subspecies: S. p. subsp. campylacantha – S. p. subsp. polyacantha

Name

Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger, 2009

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acacia polyacantha Willd. (1806)
• Heterotypic
  • Mimosa suma Roxb. (1832)
  • Acacia suma (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Voigt (1845)
  • Acacia suma (Roxb.) Kurz (1874)
  • Senegalia suma (Roxb.) Britton & Rose (1928)
  • Acacia catechu subsp. suma (Roxb.) Roberty (1948)
  • Mimosa suma Roxb. (1814)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Continental: Asie Regional: Indian subcontinent Bangladesh, India Introduced into: Jamaica, Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Seigler, D.S. & Ebinger, J.E., 2009. Phytologia 91(1): 28.

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 polyacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Senegalia polyacantha. Published online. Accessed: Aug 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia polyacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Aug 2019.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Senegalia polyacantha – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

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