Senegalia thomasii is a species within the family Fabaceae[1] that grows as a straggling shrub or tree.[2] It is commonly found in Kenya.
| Senegalia thomasii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. thomasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Senegalia thomasii (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.
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Description edit
The species is a shrub or small tree that grows up to 12 m tall, its branches are elongated and straight or virgately branched, young branches are commonly grayish in color and are densely pubescent.[3] It has prickles in threes that are usually blackish and slightly below the nodes, prickles can be up to 7.5 mm long.[2] Leaves: 1–2 pairs of pinnae, 7–15 leaflets per pinnae, leaf outline is oblong; petiole is up to 2 cm long and rachis is up to 8 cm long.[3] Inflorescence: spikes up to 10 cm long, calyx 3–4, glabrous and up to 5 mm long, corolla 6, about 5–7 mm long and also glabrous.[3] Fruits are brown to yellowish brown pods containing circular to lenticular shaped seeds.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Senegalia thomasii (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ a b Aketch, Charles A. (1987). A taxonomic study of the acacia pollen grains in Kenya (Thesis thesis). University of Nairobi.
- ^ a b c d Ross, J. H. (1975-11-13). "The Acacia Senegal complex". Bothalia. 11 (4): 453–462. ISSN 2311-9284.