Senegalia polyacantha

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:
Subspecies: S. p. subsp. campylacantha – S. p. subsp. polyacantha

Senegalia polyacantha (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger, 2009

Basionym
- Acacia polyacantha Willd. (1806)
Heterotypic
- Mimosa suma Roxb. (1832)
- Acacia suma (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Voigt (1845)
- Acacia suma (Roxb.) Kurz (1874)
- Senegalia suma (Roxb.) Britton & Rose (1928)
- Acacia catechu subsp. suma (Roxb.) Roberty (1948)
- Mimosa suma Roxb. (1814)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Continental: Asie
- Regional: Indian subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India
- Introduced into:
  - Jamaica, Leeward Is., Peru, Puerto Rico, Windward Is.

Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4): 500–523. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12047 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senegalia polyacantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Senegalia polyacantha. Published online. Accessed: Aug 21 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia polyacantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Aug 2019. Reference page.
Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist

Maslin, B.R. & Wilson, A.J.G. (eds) 2025. WorldWideWattle Species Gallery, accessed on 20250808202723 Senegalia polyacantha – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.