Senegalia senegal

Senegalia senegal

Senegalia senegal

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: Senegalia
Species: Senegalia senegal
Varieties: S. s. var. kerensis – S. s. var. leiorachis – S. s. var. rostrata – S. s. var. senegal

Name

Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 538. (1930)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mimosa senegal L., Sp. Pl. 1: 521. (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. Sp. Pl. Editio quarta 4(2): 1077. (1806)
  • Acacia senegalensis (Houtt.) Roberty (1948)
  • Acacia senegal var. rupestris (Stocks ex Boiss.) Roberty (1948)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia platyosprion (Chiov.) Chiov. (1932)
  • Mimosa senegalensis Houtt. (1774)
  • Acacia verek Guill. & Perr. (1832) nom. illeg.
  • Acacia senegal var. verek Roberty (1948)
  • Acacia rupestris Stocks ex Boiss. (1872)
  • Acacia virchowiana Vatke & Hildebr. (1880)
  • Acacia senegal var. typica Fiori (1911)
  • Acacia senegal var. pseudoglaucophylla Chiov. (1916)
  • Acacia pseudoglaucophylla Chiov. (1916)
  • Acacia pseudoglauca Chiov. (1932)
  • Acacia cufodontii Chiov. (1939)
  • Acacia senegal var. platyosprion Chiov. (1932)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern Africa Regional: Tropical Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Haiti, Leeward Is., Taiwan References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Britton, N.L. 1930. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands 6: 538.

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 senegal 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 senegal. Published online. Accessed: Aug 21 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia senegal. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Aug 2019. Reference page.
• Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist

• Maslin, B.R. & Wilson, A.J.G. (eds) 2025. WorldWideWattle Species Gallery, accessed on 20250617151838 Senegalia senegal – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Senegalia senegal in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Slaploot
• azərbaycanca: Seneqal akasiyası
• bamanankan: Dɔ̀nkɔri
• čeština: Akácie senegalská
• dansk: Gummi-Akacie
• Deutsch: Verek-Akazie
• English: Gum arabic tree
• eesti: Kummiakaatsia
• Fulfulde: Pattuki
• suomi: Kumiakaasia
• français: Gommier blanc
• galego: Acacia do Senegal
• magyar: Arabmézgafa
• 日本語: アラビアゴムノキ
• polski: Akacja senegalska
• Ikinyarwanda: Umukonji
• Soomaaliga: Cadaad
• Türkçe: Arap zamkı

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