*Dichrostachys cinerea (Linnaeus) Wight & Arnott. Common name: African Sickle Bush, Kalahari Christmas Tree, Aroma. Phenology: Jun-Feb. Habitat: Coastal dunes, disturbed areas over limestone. Distribution: Native of Africa. See Barger et al. (2012) for additional information about the AL occurrence.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Taxonomy Comments: POWO (2024) accepts numerous infrataxa for its native distribution in the Old World tropics; so far as is known, only ssp. africana is naturalized in North America.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, NS, SE3, Isely (1998); Mimosa cinerea L. > Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. ssp. africana Brenan & Brummitt — Fl3, K4, NSProv, POWO, WH3. Basionym: Mimosa cinerea L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Dichrostachys cinerea - FNA11.1
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