Senegalia hecatophylla (steud. ex A.rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senegalia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 4-5.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 5.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Woodland, wooded grassland; solitary on stony hillsides in rock crevices in high-rainfall savannah, woodland with many rocky outcrops; at elevations from 600-1,700 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses charcoal medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Senegalia hecatophylla world distribution map, present in Angola, Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda

Conservation status

Senegalia hecatophylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77130789-1
WFO ID wfo-0001336561
COL ID 4WNYR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Acacia hecatophylla Senegalia hecatophylla