| Senegalia thomasii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. thomasii |
| Binomial name | |
| Senegalia thomasii (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. | |
Senegalia thomasii is a species within the family Fabaceae that grows as a straggling shrub or tree. It is commonly found in Kenya.
Description
The species is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 12 m tall, its branches are elongated and straight or virgately branched, young branches are commonly grayish in color and are densely pubescent. It has prickles in threes that are usually blackish and slightly below the nodes, prickles can be up to 7.5 mm long. Leaves: 1–2 pairs of pinnae, 7–15 leaflets per pinnae, leaf outline is oblong; petiole is up to 2 cm long and rachis is up to 8 cm long. Inflorescence: spikes up to 10 cm long, calyx 3–4, glabrous and up to 5 mm long, corolla 6, about 5–7 mm long and also glabrous. Fruits are brown to yellowish brown pods containing circular to lenticular shaped seeds.
References
- "Senegalia thomasii (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Aketch, Charles A. (1987). A taxonomic study of the acacia pollen grains in Kenya (Thesis thesis). University of Nairobi.
- ^ Ross, J. H. (1975-11-13). "The Acacia Senegal complex". Bothalia. 11 (4): 453–462. doi:10.4102/abc.v11i4.1485. ISSN 2311-9284.
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Senegalia thomasii | |
| Acacia thomasii | |