Dichrostachys

Dichrostachys is an Old World genus of legumes 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]

Dichrostachys
Dichrostachys cinerea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae[1]
(unranked):
Mimosoid clade[1]
Genus:
Dichrostachys

(DC.) Wight & Arn.
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Cailliea Guill. & Perr.
Dichrostachys cinerea in flower

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

It contains the following species:

  • 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 paucifoliolata (Scott-Elliot) Drake
  • Dichrostachys pervilleanus (Baill.) Drake
  • Dichrostachys richardiana Baill.
  • Dichrostachys santapaui Sebast. & Ramam.
  • Dichrostachys scottiana (Drake) Villiers
  • Dichrostachys spicata (F.Muell.) Domin
  • Dichrostachys tenuifolia Benth.
  • Dichrostachys unijuga Baker
  • Dichrostachys venosa Villiers
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References
  1. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
  2. Cheek, Michael (September 2009). "Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn". PlantZAfrica. SANBI. Retrieved 16 November 2015.


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