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3446.010 Faidherbia
Description of the genus
A genus similar to, and formerly included in, Acacia. It may be separated from Acacia in possessing the following combination of characters: (a) the petiole lacks a gland, but there are glands on the rhachis at the junction of each pair of pinnae, (b) the filaments are shortly connate at the base, (c) it possesses large anthers which are eglandular and (d) the falcate or spirally coiled indehiscent pods. Derivation of name: after Louis Faidherbe (1818-1889), a French general who was governor of Senegal. Worldwide: 1 species in the warm regions of Africa to the E Mediterranean Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| albida (Delile) A. Chev. | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): FaidherbiaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Faidherbia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Faidherbia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Faidherbia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Faidherbia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Faidherbia
JSTOR Plant Science: Faidherbia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Faidherbia
Plants of the World Online: Faidherbia
Tropicos: Faidherbia
Wikipedia: Faidherbia
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