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Family : Mimosaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : FABACEAE |
| Protologue : Kew Bull. 58(2): 495 (2003) |
| Information on the genus : Acacia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Senegalia petrensis (Thulin) Kyal. & Boatwr. (2013) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Slender tree 2-4 m; crown somewhat flattened to ± rounded; bark yellow-brown, peeling in papery flakes; young branchlets angular, lenticellate, with network-cracking epidermis; |
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| Ecology : |
Open bushland-woodland, on limestone slopes, often on rocks and huge boulders; locally common with Boswellia sacra; 850-1200 m alt. |
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Known only from the escarpment facing the Gulf of Aden (Sanaag region, Somalia).
Closely related to A. ochracea (S Somalia) and A. mahrana Thulin & Gifri ("sister" species from Yemen) of the A. senegal complex. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
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| Record n°67555 |
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