''Senegalia'' (from

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

and ''

Acacia senegal ''Senegalia senegal'' (also known as ''Acacia senegal'') is a small thorny deciduous tree from the genus '' Senegalia'', which is known by several common names, including gum acacia, gum arabic tree, Sudan gum and Sudan gum arabic. In parts of I ...

'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the

Mimosoid The Mimosoideae are a traditional subfamily of trees, herbs, lianas, and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae) that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are typically characterized by having radially symmetric flowers, with petals ...

clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...

and required further division, with the genera '' Parasenegalia'' and ''

Pseudosenegalia ''Pseudosenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is endemic to Bolivia. Species list The genus ''Pseudosenegalia'' comprises the following species: * '' Pseudose ...

'' accepted soon after. ''Senegalia'' can be distinguished from other acacias by its spicate

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...

s and non-spinescent

stipule In botany, a stipule is an outgrowth typically borne on both sides (sometimes on just one side) of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole). Stipules are considered part of the anatomy of the leaf of a typical flowering plant, although in many speci ...

s. Plants in the genus are native to the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, occurring on the Australian, Asian, African and South and North American continents, as well as in

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Species list

''Senegalia'' comprises the following 222 species, as of February 2021: *'' Senegalia adenocalyx'' *'' Senegalia albizioides'' — climbing wattle *'' Senegalia alemquerensis'' *'' Senegalia alexae'' *''

Senegalia altiscandens ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

'' *'' Senegalia amazonica'' *'' Senegalia andamanica'' *'' Senegalia angustifolia'' *''

Senegalia anisophylla ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

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Senegalia ankokib ''Senegalia ankokib'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of Somali ...

'' *''

Senegalia aristeguietana ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

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Senegalia asak ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

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Senegalia ataxacantha ''Senegalia ataxacantha'', commonly known as the flame thorn, is an African tree species with conspicuous red pods and numerous hooked prickles. Range It is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east, Namibia ...

'' — flame acacia *''

Senegalia atlantica ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

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Senegalia bahiensis ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

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Senegalia baronii ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

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Senegalia berlandieri ''Senegalia berlandieri'' (Berlandier acacia, guajillo acacia, guajillo, huajillo, huajilla) is a shrub native to the Southwestern United States and northeast Mexico that belongs to the Mimosoid clade of Fabaceae. It grows tall, with blossoms ...

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Senegalia bonariensis ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia borneensis'' — cat's claw acacia *'' Senegalia brevispica'' *'' Senegalia burkei'' — Black monkey thorn *'' Senegalia caesia'' *'' Senegalia caffra'' *'' Senegalia caraniana'' *''

Senegalia catechu ''Senegalia catechu'' is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to in height. The plant is called ''khair''
in H ...

'' — Cutch tree *'' Senegalia catharinensis'' *'' Senegalia cearensis'' *'' Senegalia chariessa'' *'' Senegalia cheilanthifolia'' *'' Senegalia chundra'' *'' Senegalia circummarginata'' *'' Senegalia clandestina'' *'' Senegalia comosa'' *''

Senegalia condyloclada ''Senegalia condyloclada'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Croydon. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the proc ...

'' *'' Senegalia crassifolia'' — Anacacho orchid tree *'' Senegalia croatii'' *'' Senegalia cupuliformis'' *'' Senegalia delavayi'' *'' Senegalia densispina'' *'' Senegalia diadenia'' *''

Senegalia donaldi ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia donnaiensis'' *'' Senegalia duartei'' *'' Senegalia dudgeonii'' *'' Senegalia ebingeri'' *'' Senegalia emilioana'' *'' Senegalia × emoryana'' *'' Senegalia eriocarpa'' — Woolly-podded acacia *'' Senegalia erubescens'' *'' Senegalia erythrocalyx'' *'' Senegalia etilis'' *'' Senegalia ferruginea'' *'' Senegalia fiebrigii'' *'' Senegalia flagellaris'' *'' Senegalia fleckii'' *'' Senegalia fumosa'' *'' Senegalia gageana'' *'' Senegalia galpinii'' *'' Senegalia garrettii'' *'' Senegalia gaumeri'' *'' Senegalia giganticarpa'' *''

Senegalia gilliesii ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia globosa'' *'' Senegalia goetzei'' *'' Senegalia gourmaensis'' *'' Senegalia grandistipula'' *''

Senegalia greggii ''Senegalia greggii'', formerly known as ''Acacia greggii'', is a species of tree in the genus ''Senegalia'' native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from the extreme south of Utah south through southern Nevada, southeast Cal ...

'' — catclaw, cat's-claw, catclaw acacia, garra del diablo, Gregg catclaw, long-flower catclaw, paradise flower, Texas catclaw, Texas mimosa, wait-a-bit *'' Senegalia guangdongensis'' *'' Senegalia guarensis'' *'' Senegalia hainanensis'' *'' Senegalia hamulosa'' *'' Senegalia harleyi'' *''

Senegalia hatschbachii ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

'' *'' Senegalia hayesii'' *'' Senegalia hecatophylla'' *'' Senegalia hereroensis'' — Mountain thorn *'' Senegalia hildebrandtii'' *'' Senegalia hoehnei'' *''

Senegalia hohenackeri ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia huberi'' *'' Senegalia insuavis'' *'' Senegalia interior'' — Interior acacia *'' Senegalia intsia'' *'' Senegalia irwinii'' *'' Senegalia kallunkiae'' *'' Senegalia kamerunensis'' *'' Senegalia kekapur'' *''

Senegalia kelloggiana ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia kerrii'' *'' Senegalia klugii'' *'' Senegalia kostermansii'' *''

Senegalia kraussiana ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia kuhlmannii'' *'' Senegalia kunmingensis'' *'' Senegalia lacerans'' *''

Senegalia laeta ''Senegalia laeta'', the gay acacia or daga, is a legume found in the family Fabaceae. It was formerly included in the genus ''Acacia''. Description ''Senegalia laeta'' is a perennial shrub or small tree growing to a height of 4–10 m with a g ...

'' *'' Senegalia langsdorffii'' *'' Senegalia lankaensis'' *'' Senegalia lasiophylla'' *'' Senegalia latifoliola'' *'' Senegalia latistipulata'' *'' Senegalia lenticularis'' *'' Senegalia lewisii'' *'' Senegalia limae'' *'' Senegalia loetteri'' *'' Senegalia loretensis'' *'' Senegalia lowei'' *'' Senegalia lozanoi'' *'' Senegalia lujae'' *'' Senegalia macbridei'' *'' Senegalia macilenta'' — Thin acacia *''

Senegalia macrocephala ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia macrostachya'' *'' Senegalia magnibracteosa'' *'' Senegalia mahrana'' *'' Senegalia manubensis'' *'' Senegalia martii'' *'' Senegalia martiusiana'' *'' Senegalia maschalocephala'' *'' Senegalia mattogrossensis'' *'' Senegalia meeboldii'' *'' Senegalia megaladena'' *''

Senegalia mellifera ''Senegalia mellifera'' is a common thorn tree in Africa. The name ''mellifera'' refers to its sweet-smelling blossoms and honey. Its lumber turns pitch black when oiled. Common names of the tree include Blackthorn and Swarthaak (Afrikaans). I ...

'' *'' Senegalia menabeensis'' *'' Senegalia meridionalis'' *'' Senegalia merrillii'' — Merrill's wattle *'' Senegalia micrantha'' *'' Senegalia mikanii'' *'' Senegalia mirandae'' *''

Senegalia modesta ''Senegalia modesta'' (commonly called phulai in Pakistan, phalāhī ਫਲਾਹੀ پھلاہی (Punjabi) in India) is a species of plant commonly found in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate ...

'' *'' Senegalia moggii'' *'' Senegalia monacantha'' *'' Senegalia montigena'' *'' Senegalia montis-salinarum'' *'' Senegalia montis-usti'' — Brandberg acacia *'' Senegalia nigrescens'' *'' Senegalia nitidifolia'' *'' Senegalia noblickii'' *''

Senegalia obliqua ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

'' *'' Senegalia occidentalis'' — Western acacia, Tree catclaw *'' Senegalia ochracea'' *'' Senegalia ogadensis'' *'' Senegalia olivensana'' *'' Senegalia orientalis'' *'' Senegalia paganuccii'' *'' Senegalia painteri'' *'' Senegalia palawanensis'' *'' Senegalia paniculata'' *'' Senegalia paraensis'' *'' Senegalia parviceps'' *'' Senegalia pedicellata'' *'' Senegalia peninsularis'' — Peninsular acacia *'' Senegalia pennata'' — Climbing wattle *'' Senegalia pentagona'' *'' Senegalia persiciflora'' *'' Senegalia pervillei'' *'' Senegalia petrensis'' *'' Senegalia phillippei'' *'' Senegalia piauhiensis'' *'' Senegalia picachensis'' — Mount Picachos acacia *'' Senegalia piptadenioides'' *'' Senegalia pluricapitata'' *'' Senegalia pluriglandulosa'' *'' Senegalia polhillii'' *'' Senegalia polyacantha'' — Catechu tree *'' Senegalia polyphylla'' — Manyleaf acacia *'' Senegalia praecox'' *'' Senegalia prominens'' *'' Senegalia pruinescens'' *'' Senegalia pseudointsia'' *'' Senegalia pseudonigrescens'' *'' Senegalia pteridifolia'' *'' Senegalia purpusii'' *'' Senegalia quadriglandulosa'' *'' Senegalia rafinesqueana'' *'' Senegalia recurva'' *'' Senegalia reniformis'' *'' Senegalia rhytidocarpa'' *'' Senegalia ricoae'' *'' Senegalia riparia'' — Catch and keep, Riparian acacia *'' Senegalia robynsiana'' *''

Senegalia roemeriana ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia.'' The genus w ...

'' — Catclaw, Roemer acacia, Roemer catclaw, Round-flower catclaw *'' Senegalia rostrata'' *'' Senegalia rovumae'' *'' Senegalia rugata'' *'' Senegalia sakalava'' *'' Senegalia saltilloensis'' *''

Senegalia schlechteri ''Senegalia schlechteri'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a cou ...

'' *'' Senegalia schweinfurthii'' *'' Senegalia seigleri'' *''

Senegalia senegal ''Senegalia senegal'' (also known as ''Acacia senegal'') is a small thorny deciduous tree from the genus '' Senegalia'', which is known by several common names, including gum acacia, gum arabic tree, Sudan gum and Sudan gum arabic. In parts of I ...

'' *'' Senegalia serra'' *'' Senegalia somalensis'' *'' Senegalia sororia'' *'' Senegalia stenocarpa'' *''

Senegalia stipitata ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia subangulata'' *'' Senegalia subsessilis'' *'' Senegalia sulitii'' *'' Senegalia tamarindifolia'' — Tamarind-leaf acacia *'' Senegalia tanganyikensis'' *'' Senegalia tanjorensis'' *'' Senegalia tawitawiensis'' *'' Senegalia taylorii'' *'' Senegalia teniana'' *'' Senegalia tenuifolia'' *''

Senegalia tephrodermis ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of '' Acacia.'' The genus was considered pol ...

'' *'' Senegalia thailandica'' *'' Senegalia thomasii'' *'' Senegalia tonkinensis'' *'' Senegalia torta'' *'' Senegalia trijuga'' *'' Senegalia tucumanensis'' *'' Senegalia × turneri'' *'' Senegalia velutina'' *'' Senegalia venosa'' *'' Senegalia verheijenii'' *'' Senegalia vietnamensis'' *'' Senegalia weberbaueri'' *'' Senegalia welwitschii'' *'' Senegalia westiana'' *'' Senegalia wrightii'' — catclaw, long-flower catclaw, Texas catclaw, Wright acacia, Wright's acacia, Wright catclaw, Wright catclaw acacia *'' Senegalia yunnanensis'' *'' Senegalia × zamudioi'' *'' Senegalia zizyphispina''

Reassigned taxa

*'' Senegalia grandisiliqua'' , synonym of '' Senegalia tenuifolia'' var. ''tenuifolia''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3775608 Fabaceae genera

Species list

Reassigned taxa

See also

References