Senegalia nigrescens

Senegalia nigrescens
	In Limpopo, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Clade:	Mimosoideae
Genus:	Senegalia
Species:	S. nigrescens
Binomial name
	Senegalia nigrescens; (Oliv.) P.J.H.Hurter
Synonyms
	Acacia nigrescens Oliv.;

Senegalia nigrescens, the knobthorn, is a deciduous African tree, growing up to 18 m tall,^[1] that is found in savanna regions from West Africa to South Africa. The tree is resistant to drought, not resistant to frost and its hard wood is resistant to termites.^[1] Giraffes often browse on the flowers and foliage of this tree, while the seed pods and foliage are browsed on by a range of mammals, including elephants.^[2]

Gallery[]

compound leaves
flower spike
rufous seed pods
knobbly bark

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Masupa, Thabo. "Senegalia nigrescens (as Acacia nigrescens)". PlantZAfrica.com. National Herbarium, Pretoria. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
^ Van Wyk, Piet (2008). Field guide to the TREES of the Kruger National Park. Cape Town: Struik. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-77007-759-1.

External links[]

Media related to Senegalia nigrescens at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Senegalia nigrescens at Wikispecies
Senegalia nigrescens (as Acacia nigrescens) in West African plants – A Photo Guide.

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[plantz-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Masupa, Thabo. "Senegalia nigrescens (as Acacia nigrescens)". PlantZAfrica.com. National Herbarium, Pretoria. Retrieved 7 October 2012.

[2] Van Wyk, Piet (2008). Field guide to the TREES of the Kruger National Park. Cape Town: Struik. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-77007-759-1.

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