Senegalia caffra

Senegalia caffra

Senegalia caffra

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 caffra

Name

Senegalia caffra (Thunb.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb., Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1021 (2008).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mimosa caffra Thunb. (1800)
• Homotypic
  • Acacia caffra (Thunb.) Willd. (1806)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia fallax E.Mey. (1836)
  • Acacia caffra var. namaquensis Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836)
  • Acacia multijuga Meisn. (1843)
  • Acacia caffra var. longa Glover (1915)
  • Acacia caffra var. tomentosa Glover (1915)
  • Acacia caffra var. transvaalensis Glover (1915)

Misapplied names

• • Acacia catechu sens. E. Mey. (1836)
  • Acacia mellei sens. 0.B.Mill. (1952)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hurter, P.J.H. & Mabberley, D.J., 2008. Mabberley's plant-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 caffra 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 caffra. Published online. Accessed: Aug 19 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia caffra. 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 20250708222005 Senegalia caffra – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

• Afrikaans: Haakdoring, Wag-'n-bietjiedoring
• English: Hook-thorn, Common hook thorn
• Sesotho sa Leboa: Motholo
• Setswana: Morutlhare
• Xitsonga: Mbvhinya-xihloka
• isiXhosa: umThole, umNyamanzi
• isiZulu: umTholo

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