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Taxon:
Senegalia senegal
(L.) Britton
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Senegalia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
314620
Place of publication:
N. L. Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 6:538. 1930 (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Isl.)
Verified:
03/07/1989
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1
(
1
active,
1
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Senegalia senegal
(L.) Britton var.
leiorhachis
(Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Senegalia senegal
(L.) Britton var.
rostrata
(Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Senegalia senegal
(L.) Britton var.
senegal
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia senegal
(L.) Willd.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia verek
Guill. & Perr.
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Reference(s)
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong.
Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
URL:
http://botany.si.edu/Antilles/WestIndies/results.cfm
Assoumane, A. et al.
2013. Highlighting the occurrence of tetraploidy in
Acacia senegal
(L.) Willd. and genetic variation patterns in its natural range revealed by DNA microsatellite markers. Tree Genet. Genomes 9:93-106.
URL:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/112958/
Kyalangalilwa, B. & J. S. Boatwright.
2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of
Acacia
s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in
Vachellia
and
Senegalia
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172:510.
Pedley, L.
1986. Derivation and dispersal of
Acacia
(Leguminosae), with particular reference to Australia, and the recognition of
Senegalia
and
Racosperma
. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 92:238.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Seigler, D. S. et al.
2006. The genus
Senegalia
(Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 88:47.
URL:
http://www.phytologia.org/
Note:
mentions
Common names
English
gum-arabic –
Reference(s)
gum-arabic-tree –
Reference(s)
kher –
Reference(s)
Senegal-gum –
Reference(s)
Sudan gum-arabic –
Reference(s)
three-thorn acacia –
Reference(s)
French
acacia à gomme –
Reference(s)
gommier blanc –
Reference(s)
German
Gummiarabikumbaum –
Reference(s)
Senegal-Akazie –
Reference(s)
Spanish
acacia del Senegal –
Reference(s)
Swedish
gummiakacia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Gambia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Cameroon
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
,
Rwanda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Gambia
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West]
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
,
Pakistan
Cultivated
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
,
Chad
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Nigeria
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Bee plants
honey production
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Environmental
boundary/barrier/support
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Environmental
ornamental
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Environmental
soil improver
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Fuels
charcoal
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Human food
gum/mucilage
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Materials
gum/resin
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Medicines
folklore
as
Acacia senegal
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
as
Acacia senegal
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References