Fabaceae
Senegalia

Senegalia ataxacantha (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 507 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a scrambling shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 4: 1-625. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lebrun, J.P., Toutain, B., Gaston, A. & Boudet, G. (1991). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Burkina Faso: 1-341. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lisowski, S. (2009). Flore (Angiospermes) de la République de Guinée. Scripta Botanica Belgica 41: 1-517.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 16, 1971 Burke [130] South Africa Acacia ataxacantha K000244362 Syntype Yes
Sep 16, 1971 Burke [130] South Africa Acacia ataxacantha K000244361 Type Yes
Sep 16, 1971 Zeyher [568] South Africa Acacia ataxacantha K000244363 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Richards, H.M. [14745] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489510 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Miller, O.B. [425] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489513 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Holub, E. [1127] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489515 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Richards, H.M. [14745] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489511 Yes
Jan 1, 1965 Lugard, E. [195] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000244299 Type Yes
Rügheimer, S.; Klaassen, E.S.; Hochobes [2921] Namibia Acacia ataxacantha K001634941 No
Rügheimer, S.; Klaassen, E.S.; Hochobes, M.M.; Hasheela, H.R.; Aiyambo, D. [2863] Namibia Acacia ataxacantha K001635477 Yes
Vogel [s.n.] Acacia ataxacantha K000267504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2752] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K001604296 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [6896] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489509 Yes
Story, R. [4932] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489514 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [2919] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K001604316 Yes
Burtt Davy [5231] South Africa Acacia ataxacantha K000244353 Type Yes
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [12356] Cote d'Ivoire Acacia ataxacantha K001519351 No
Valleh [187] Acacia ataxacantha K000267505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Barter, C. [s.n.] Acacia ataxacantha K000267503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Skarpe, C. [380] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489508 Yes
Heudelot [536] Acacia ataxacantha K000267506 Yes
Heudelot [536] Acacia ataxacantha K000267511 Type Yes
Lawesson, J.E. [5160] Senegal Acacia ataxacantha K001307682 No
de Winter, B. [4199] Botswana Acacia ataxacantha K000489512 Yes

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