Dichrostachys cinerea

Dichrostachys cinerea

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: Dichrostachys
Species: Dichrostachys cinerea
Subspecies: D. c. subsp. africana – D. c. subsp. argillicola – D. c. subsp. burmana – D. c. subsp. cinerea – D. c. subsp. forbesii – D. c. subsp. keniensis – D. c. subsp. malesiana – D. c. subsp. nyassana – D. c. subsp. platycarpa

  • Varieties:

D. c. var. hirtipes – D. c. var. indica – D. c. var. karamojensis – D. c. var. lugardiae – D. c. var. occidentalis – D. c. var. paucijuga – D. c. var. pubescens – D. c. var. setulosa – D. c. var. tanganyikensis

Name

Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn., 1834

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Acacia cinerea (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 3: 143 (1826)
    • Cailliea cinerea (L.) J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 59: 16 (1919)
    • Desmanthus cinereus (L.) Willd. in Sp. Pl. ed. 4. 4: 1048 (1806)
    • Mimosa cinerea L. in Sp. Pl.: 520 (1753)
    • Neptunia cinerea (L.) F.Muell. in Syst. Census Austral. Pl.: 43 (1882)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Tropical Africa
      • Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Indiann subcontinent
      • India, Sri Lanka
    • Regional: Peninsular Arabia
      • Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • Continental: Asia-Tropical
    • Regional: Southeastern Asia
      • Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Sumatera
  • Continental: Australasia
    • Regional: Australia
      • Northern Territory
    • Introduced into:
      • Alabama, Bangladesh, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, Florida, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Pakistan, Queensland, Réunion, Thailand, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Additional references

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Sekelbos
bamanankan: Nkìlìki
English: Sicklebush
Ikinyarwanda: Umuyebe
தமிழ்: வேடத்தளா
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