Biology:Dichrostachys
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Short description: Genus of legumes
| Dichrostachys | |
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| Dichrostachys cinerea | |
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: | Dichrostachys (DC.) Wight & Arn. (1834) |
| Species | |
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16; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cailliea Guill. & Perr. (1833) | |
Dichrostachys is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Their Acacia-like leaves are bi-pinnately compound. Unlike Acacia their thorns are hardened branchlets rather than modified stipules. They are native from Africa to Australasia, but a centre of diversity is present in Madagascar .[2]
Their name is derived from the Greek words dis (two), chroos (colour) and stachys (grain ear or spike), which in combination suggests their bi-colored inflorescences.[2]
Species
16 species are accepted:[1]
- Dichrostachys akataensis Villiers
- Dichrostachys arborescens (Benth.) Villiers
- Dichrostachys bernieriana Baill.
- Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
- Dichrostachys dehiscens Balf. f.
- Dichrostachys dumetaria Villiers
- Dichrostachys kirkii Benth.
- Dichrostachys myriophylla Baker
- Dichrostachys paucifoliolata (Scott-Elliot) Drake
- Dichrostachys pervilleana (Baill.) Drake
- Dichrostachys richardiana Baill.
- Dichrostachys scottiana (Drake) Villiers
- Dichrostachys spicata (F.Muell.) Domin
- Dichrostachys tenuifolia Benth.
- Dichrostachys unijuga Baker
- Dichrostachys venosa Villiers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dichrostachys (A.DC.) Wight & Arn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cheek, Michael (September 2009). "Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.". SANBI. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/dichroscinerea.htm. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q1095812 entry
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