Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha

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

Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr.,

• Basionym
  • Acacia campylacantha Hochst. ex A.Rich. (1847)
• Homotypic
  • Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Brenan (1956)
  • Acacia catechu var. campylacantha (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Roberty (1948)
  • Acacia caffra var. campylacantha (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Aubrév. (1950)
  • Acacia catechu var. erythrantha (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Roberty (1948)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia erythrantha Steud. ex A.Rich. (1847)

• • Acacia catechu sens. Schweinf. (1867-8)
  • Acacia caffra sens. Oliv. (1871)
  • Acacia suma sens. Benth. (1875)
  • Acacia ataxacantha sens. Micheli (1898)
  • Acacia pallens sens. Steedman (1933)
  • Acacia caffra var. tomentosa sens. Baker f. (1930)

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

• Kyalangalilwa, B. & Boatwright, J.S., 2013. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172: 509.

• 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 subsp. campylacantha 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 subsp. campylacantha. Published online. Accessed: Aug 21 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha. 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 20250808220051 Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

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