Senegalia ataxacantha
Flame Acacia
Also known as: Acacia ataxacantha DC. +8 more
- Acacia ataxacantha DC.
- Acacia ataxacantha var. ataxacantha
- Acacia ataxacantha var. australis Burtt Davy
- Acacia ataxantha DC.
- Acacia ataxantha DC. ex Taub.
- Acacia caffra var. rupestris Sim
- Acacia eriadenia Benth.
- Acacia lugardiae N.E.Br.
- Albizia mossambicensis Bolle
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to Africa, Senegalia ataxacantha (commonly known as Flame Acacia) is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe