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Senegalia hereroensis

Botanical Name

Senegalia hereroensis (Engler) Kyalangalilwa & Boatwright

Common Name(s)

  • red-thorned acacia
  • mountain thorn
  • morufuri (Tswana)

Synonyms

Legume Clades

Caesalpinioideae , Mimosoid Clade , Core Mimosoids , Ingoid Clade , Senegalia

Native Geographic Range

  • Southern Africa

IUCN Status

LC (Least concern)
See IUCN Red List Assessment

Growth Form

small tree
shrub

Cultivation Status in AZ

Uniquely cultivated by DELEP

Description

Tardily drought-deciduous plants to 16 ft (5 m) or more high. The bark is grayish brown and becomes fissured with age. The stems are armed with single or paired, hooked prickles. Leaves are bipinnate with 10--14 pairs of pinnae. Each pinna has 16--48 pairs of small leaflets. Cream colored flowers are produced in spike-like inflorescences in late spring and summer.

Habitat

Native to parts of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe where it occurs in scattered colonies on slopes, valleys, and along ephemeral watercourses in dry grasslands, woodlands, and acacia shrublands.

Uses

None reported.

Horticulture

Red thorn is not available from nurseries. It tends to form a dense mass of unpleasantly armed stems though can make an effective barrier. Established plants require little supplemental irrigation. This species has survived 16° F (-9° C) in cultivation. Litter is minimal.