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Senegalia dudgeonii

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Species of plant

Senegalia dudgeonii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Acacia dudgeonii Craib
Acacia samoryana A.Chev.

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.

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. White or cream flowers, 2.5-6 cm long and usually shorter than leaves.

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.

Uses

Roots of the plant is used to treat snake bites while extracts from the bark is used to treat dysentery and diarrhea.

References

  1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Senegalia dudgeonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144270542A149038047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144270542A149038047.en. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. 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. Bibcode:2020JArEn.180j4205B. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104205. S2CID 219757923.
  3. "Senegalia dudgeonii (Craib) Kyal. & Boatwr". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. ^ Arbonnier, Michel (2004). Trees, shrubs, and lianas of West African dry zones. Paris: CIRAD. ISBN 2-87614-579-0. OCLC 56937881.
Taxon identifiers
Senegalia dudgeonii
Acacia dudgeonii
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