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Fabaceae
Senegalia

not marked as a favorite taxon Senegalia Rafinesque. Common name: Acacia, Catclaw.

Key to Senegalia

A genus of about 235 species, trees, shrubs, and lianas, of tropical, subtropical, and warm temperate Americas, Africa, Asia, and rarely Australia. It is likely that Senegalia will be further split and recircumscribed based on its non-monophyly and diverse morphological characters (Terra et al. 2022).

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Subfamily: Caesalpinoideae. clade: Mimosoid clade.

References: Isely (1973); Isely (1998); Seigler & Ebinger (2023) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2023a); Terra et al. (2022). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Senegalia© Michelle, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle | Senegalia roemeriana source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Senegalia© Michelle, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle | Senegalia roemeriana source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Senegalia© Michelle, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle | Senegalia roemeriana source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Senegalia© Alan Cressler: Senegalia greggii, near Closed Canyon, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio County, Texas 1 by Alan Cressler | Senegalia greggii source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Senegalia© Michelle, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle | Senegalia greggii source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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