Senegalia senegal (species)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Fabales (order) > Fabaceae (family) > Senegalia (genus)
Descripción
Species of small deciduous tree having prickly branches with leaves and brush-like inflorescences; native to semi-desert regions of Sub-Saharan Africa, Oman, Pakistan, and northwestern India. It is the source of gum arabic considered to have superior properties over other sources of gum arabic. Formerly classified in genus Acacia.
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Otros términos
- gum arabic tree (species) [en]
- rfaudraksha (species) [en]
- gum acacia tree (species) [en]
- gum senegal tree (species) [en]
- Acacia senegal (species) [en]