Faidherbia

Faidherbia
F. albida in the Elah valley, Israel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Faidherbia
A.Chev.
Species:
F. albida
Binomial name
Faidherbia albida
  range of F. albida
Synonyms[1]
  • Acacia albida Delile
  • Acacia mossambicensis Bolle
  • Faidherbia albida var. glabra Nongon.
  • Faidherbia albida var. pseudoglabra Nongon.
Inflorescences (MHNT) and dry seed pods, the latter resembling apple rings

Faidherbia is a genus of leguminous plants containing one species, Faidherbia albida, which was formerly widely included in the genus Acacia as Acacia albida. The species is native to Africa and the Middle East and has also been introduced to Pakistan and India.[2] Common names include apple-ring acacia[3] (their circular, indehiscent seed pods resemble apple rings),[4] white acacia,[5] and winter thorn.[2] The South African name is ana tree.[2][6]

  1. ^ African Plants Database: Faidherbia albida Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c ILDIS LegumeWeb
  3. ^ C.Michael Hogan, ed. 2010. Faidherbia albida. Encyclopedia of Life.
  4. ^ Armstrong, W. P. "Unforgettable Acacias, A Large Genus Of Trees & Shrubs". Wayne's Word. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ^ Shmida, Avi (2005). MAPA's Dictionary of Plants and Flowers in Israel (in Hebrew). Tel-Aviv: MAPA Publishers. p. 260. OCLC 716569354.
  6. ^ van Wyk, Braam; van Wyk, Piet (1997). Field Guide to trees of southern Africa. Cape Town: Struik. p. 500. ISBN 1-86825-922-6.