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Seed Accession 910140

Taxon

Senegalia mellifera subsp. detinens

Botanical Name

Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger subsp. detinens (Burch) Kyalangalilwa & Boatwright

Accession No.

910140

Accession Date

7 Jan 1993

Availability

C-- (Unavailable)

Collector(s)

A. Ellert, M. Wilkins

Collection Date

02 Dec 1990

Locality

Botswana
20 km SW of Lobatse on road to Ngwaketse Agricultural Station. 25°15'S x 25°30'E. Elev. 1,300-1,350 m.

Setting Circumstances

Community of trees to 12 m, growing on sandy clay along dry watercourse with Acacia karroo (AEW 070), Peltophorum africanum, Lonchocarpus capassa, Zizyphus mucronata, Aloe marlothii, Pterodiscus sp., Brachystelma sp., Rhus lancea, Maytenus sp.

Provenance

Wild

Associated Accession

Progenitor of DELEP Accession No. 910140D

No. Individuals Collected From

Unknown

Comments

Pods papery, light tan. A good indicator plant of slightly or very calcareous soils. AEW 071.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

ARIZ404658
Desert Legume Program

Desert Legume Program
2120 E. Allen Road
Tucson, AZ 85719

delep@cals.arizona.edu

 


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