Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
senegal: of Senegal, where the type was collected; rostrata: beaked, referring to the apical tip in the fruit.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
var. rostrata Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126190
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Low spreading, flat-topped shrub, usually less than 4 m tall. Hooked prickles in threes at the nodes; lateral prickles pointing down, the middle one pointing upwards. Leaves c. 5 × 3 cm with 4-6 pairs of pinnae, bearing pale green leaflets. Flowers in axillary spikes, white. Pod short and broad, up to c. 7 × 3 cm with a conspicuous tip at the apex, flat, papery, straw-coloured, dehiscent.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
var. rostrata Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126190
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and S Africa as far as KwaZulu-Natal.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
var. rostrata Brenan Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126190
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
