Senegalia hayesii is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panamá, and Venezuela.[2]

Senegalia hayesii
NY 0101098625[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. hayesii
Binomial name
Senegalia hayesii
Synonyms[2]

Acacia acanthophylla (Britton & Rose) Standl.
Acacia hayesii Benth.
Acacia iguana Micheli
Acacia telensis Standl.
Senegalia acanthophylla Britton & Rose
Senegalia iguana (Micheli) Britton & Rose
Senegalia membranacea Britton & Rose
Senegalia rekoana Britton & Rose

Description edit

Senegalia hayesii is a woody, clambering vine. The branches are a densely covered in very short soft hairs and have many small prickles. The bipinnate leaves are 30 to 40 cm. long, with 8 to 10 pairs of pinnae, each having 10-20 pairs of final leaflets. the midvein of the leaves is excentric. The flowers occur in spikes which are 10–12 mm long, and have calyces 2 mm long, with corollas 4 mm long.[3]

Taxonomy edit

It was first described by George Bentham in 1875 as Acacia hayesii,[2][4] from a specimen collected in Panama by S. Hayes,[4] and was redescribed in 1928 by Nathaniel Lord Britton and Joseph Nelson Rose as Senegalia hayesii.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Senegalia hayesii NY 0102098625". GBIF.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Govaerts, R., et al. "Plants of the World online: Senegalia hayesii (Benth.) Britton & Rose". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. (1928). "Mimosaceae". North American Flora. 23: 114.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b George Bentham (1875). "Revislon of the Suborder Mimoseae". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 30: 524. ISSN 1945-9432. Wikidata Q104253514.