Dichrostachys
| Dichrostachys | |
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| Dichrostachys cinerea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Dichrostachys (DC.) Wight & Arn. |
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Dichrostachys cinerea in flower
Dichrostachys is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Their Acacia-like leaves are bi-pinnately compound. Unlike Acacia their thorns are hardened branchlets rather than modified stipules. They are native from Africa to Australasia, but a centre of diversity is present in Madagascar.[1]
Their name is derived from the Greek words dis (two), chroos (colour) and stachys (grain ear or spike), which in combination suggests their bi-colored inflorescences.[1]
Species[]
It contains the following species:
- Villiers
- (Benth.) Villiers
- Baill.
- Dichrostachys cinerea () Wight & Arn.
- Dichrostachys dehiscens
- Villiers
- Dichrostachys kirkii Benth.
- (Scott-Elliot) Drake
- (Baill.) Drake
- Baill.
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- (Drake) Villiers
- (F.Muell.) Domin
- Benth.
- Baker
- Villiers
References[]
- ^ a b Cheek, Michael (September 2009). "Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn". PlantZAfrica. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- Legume WEB
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