Senegalia ferruginea (Dc.) Pedley

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senegalia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree. It grows 11m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 11.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Scrubland and dry forests.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal wood
Edible barks gums
Therapeutic use Analgesics (bark), Astringents (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Hypotension (bark), Parasympatholytics (bark), Astringents (fruit), Psoriasis (leaf), Demulcents (plant exudate), Diet, food, and nutrition (plant exudate), Emollients (plant exudate), Astringent (unspecified), Cancer (unspecified), Antifungal agents (whole plant), Scabies (wood)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
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Distribution

Senegalia ferruginea world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar

Conservation status

Senegalia ferruginea threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:942625-1
WFO ID wfo-0001060815
COL ID 4WNY3
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mimosa ferruginea Acacia ferruginea Mimosa woony Senegalia ferruginea