Senegalia ataxacantha

Senegalia ataxacantha
Summer
Winter
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Senegalia
Species:	S. ataxacantha
Binomial name
Senegalia ataxacantha (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Synonyms
Acacia ataxacantha DC. Acacia eriadenia Benth. in Hook., Lond. Journ. Bot. 5: 98 (1846) Acacia lugardiae N.E.Br.

Senegalia ataxacantha, commonly known as the flame thorn, is an African tree species with conspicuous red pods and numerous hooked prickles.