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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
- ^ a b Dichrostachys (A.DC.) Wight & Arn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ a b Cheek, Michael (September 2009). "Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn". PlantZAfrica. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- Legume WEB
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