Senegalia hereroensis is a species of trees in the genus Senegalia. It is indigenous to Southern Africa, and its native range includes western Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia, and the Northern Provinces, Cape Provinces, and Free State of South Africa. It is native to Zambezian wooded grassland (savanna), and wooded grasslands of the Kalahari-Highveld regional transition zone.[3]
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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: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. hereroensis
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Senegalia hereroensis may be confused with Senegalia afra but it has more robust prickles.
The larvae of the moths Phyllonorycter leucaspis and Heniocha dyops (marbled emperor) feed on S. hereroensis.
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Senegalia hereroensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T146457107A146457109. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T146457107A146457109.en. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia sl (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. B Kyalangalilwa, JS Boatwright, BH Daru and O Maurin, Botanical Journal of the …, 2013
- ^ a b "Senegalia hereroensis (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Senegalia hereroensis (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
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