Senegalia senegal (species)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

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.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300389683

Otros términos

  • gum arabic tree (species) [en]
  • rfaudraksha (species) [en]
  • gum acacia tree (species) [en]
  • gum senegal tree (species) [en]
  • Acacia senegal (species) [en]