Senegalia dudgeonii
Senegalia dudgeonii is a small perennial tree that grows up to 9 meters tall. It belongs to the Fabaceae family and endemic Sudano-Sahelian and Guinea savannah zones of West Africa.[1][2]
| Senegalia dudgeonii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. dudgeonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Senegalia dudgeonii (Craib ex Holland) Kyal. & Boatwr. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia dudgeonii Craib | |
Morphology
Bark is fissured, brown-reddish with stripes. Alternate, bipinnate leaves, 3-7 cm long, with 20-30 pairs of leaflets, 20 pairs of pinnae. [3] White or cream flowers, 2.5-6 cm long and usually shorter than leaves. [3]
Distribution
Senegalia dudgeonii is endemic to the Sudanian and Guinea savannah regions of West Africa with a range spanning Senegal in the west to Central African Republic.[3]
Uses
Roots of the plant is used to treat snake bites while extracts from the bark is used to treat dysentery and diarrhea.[3]
References
- Bayen, Philippe; Noulèkoun, Florent; Bognounou, Fidèle; Lykke, Anne Mette; Djomo, Adrien; Lamers, John P.A.; Thiombiano, Adjima (2020). "Models for estimating aboveground biomass of four dryland woody species in Burkina Faso, West Africa". Journal of Arid Environments. 180: 104205. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104205.
- "Senegalia dudgeonii (Craib) Kyal. & Boatwr". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Arbonnier, Michel (2004). Trees, shrubs, and lianas of West African dry zones. Paris: CIRAD. ISBN 2-87614-579-0. OCLC 56937881.
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