Senegalia hereroensis
Senegalia hereroensis is a species of trees in the genus Senegalia. It is indigenous to Southern Africa.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. hereroensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Senegalia hereroensis (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr.[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia hereroensis Engl. | |
Senegalia hereroensis may be confused with Senegalia caffra but it has more robust prickles.
The larvae of the moths Phyllonorycter leucaspis and Heniocha dyops (marbled emperor) feed on S. hereroensis.
References
- Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia sl (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. B Kyalangalilwa, JS Boatwright, BH Daru and O Maurin, Botanical Journal of the …, 2013
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