Senegalia

Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger

First published in Phytologia 92: 94 (2010)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Egypt to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India, Pakistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Audru, J., Cesar, J. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1994). Les Plantes Vasculaires de la République de Djibouti. Flore Illustrée 1: 1-336. CIRAD, Départerment d'Elevage et de Médecine vétérinaire, Djibouti.
  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Milgahid, A.M. (1989). Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3, 2: 1-282. University Libraries, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  • Wood, J.R.I. (1997). A handbook of the Yemen Flora: 1-434. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 16, 2008 Crawford, F. [199] Namibia Acacia mellifera K000450409 No
Dec 1, 1995 Gossweiler, J. [9731] Angola Acacia mellifera K001276653 Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Lugard, E.J. [13] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489548 Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Burke [523] South Africa Acacia mellifera K000244377 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Burke [523] South Africa Acacia mellifera K000244376 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Burchell [266] South Africa Acacia mellifera K000244375 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Hillary; Robertson [535] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489546 Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Zeyher [570] South Africa Acacia mellifera K000244371 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 unknown [1708] South Africa Acacia mellifera K000244374 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Burchell [1628] South Africa Acacia mellifera K000244372 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1956 unknown [2402-2] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000244373 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1956 Burke; Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa Acacia mellifera K000244370 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1954 Gossweiler, J. [12177] Angola Acacia mellifera K001276652 Yes
Mott, P.J. [764] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489545 Yes
Cox, T.J. [400] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489549 Yes
Friis, I.; et al. [13843] Ethiopia Acacia mellifera K001259669 Yes
Pope, G.V. [378] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489544 Yes
Leach, L.C.; Bayliss, R.D. [12501] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489547 Yes
Friis, I.; et al. [14005] Ethiopia Acacia mellifera K001091549 Yes
Hansen, O.J. [3155] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489551 Yes
Lambrecht, F.L. [415] Botswana Acacia mellifera K000489550 Yes

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