Dichrostachys

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Dichrostachys
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Dichrostachys cinerea
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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.
Species

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Synonyms
  • CaillieaGuill. & Perr.
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Dichrostachys cinerea in flower

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. [1]

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. [1]

Species

It contains the following species:

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References

  1. 1 2 Cheek, Michael (September 2009). "Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn". PlantZAfrica. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2015.