Senegalia nigrescens

Senegalia nigrescens
Senegalia nigrescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Senegalia
Species:

Name

Senegalia nigrescens (Oliv.) P.J.H.Hurter, Mabberley's Pl.-Book 1021 (2008).

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Acacia nigrescens Oliv. (1871)
  • Homotypic
    • Acacia pallens (Benth.) Rolfe (1907)
  • Heterotypic
    • Acacia nigrescens var. pallens Benth. (1875)
    • Acacia brosigii Harms (1898)
    • Acacia perrotii Warb. (1898)
    • Acacia passargei Harms (1904)
    • Acacia nigrescens var. pallida Eyles (1916)
    • Acacia schliebenii Harms (1935)
    • Acacia nigrescens Oliv. var. nigrescens (1875)
    • Albizia lugardii N.E.Br. (1909)

Misapplied names

    • Acacia caffra sens. Oliv. (1871)
    • Acacia mellifera sens. J.S.Henkel (1934)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Southern Africa
      • Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Maslin, B.R. & Wilson, A.J.G. (eds) 2025. WorldWideWattle Species Gallery, accessed on 20250808212339 Senegalia nigrescens – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

  • Afrikaans: Knoppiesdoring
  • English: Knob thorn
  • SiSwati: Mokoba
  • Sesotho: Moritidi, Mooka (N)
  • Tshivenda: Muunga
  • isiZulu: umKhaya
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