Senegalia pennata (L.) Maslin

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Senegalia

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5 m tall. The leaves are twice divided. The flowers are yellow and in round heads at the ends of branches. The pods are thin and flat.
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Growth support climber
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 10.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Forests, avoiding drier regions, chiefly along rivers and streams, and in ravines; at elevations up to 1,500 metres.
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It is a subtropical plant.
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Usage

The young shoots are cooked and eaten.
Uses environmental use food gene source hedge material medicinal poison tanning wood
Edible leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use Dentifrice (unspecified), Piscicide (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
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Conservation status

Senegalia pennata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77125575-1
WFO ID wfo-0001335076
COL ID 4WP2Y
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Synonyms

Acacia pinnata Acacia prensans Mimosa megalodena Acacia pterophylla Mimosa ferruginea Acacia grahamii Senegalia pennata Inga tenerrima

Lower taxons

Senegalia pennata subsp. kerrii Senegalia pennata subsp. hainanensis Senegalia pennata subsp. insuavis