Fabaceae
Common hook-thorn Acacia
Senegalia afra
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Senegalia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Gewone haakdoring
- English
- Common hook-thorn Acacia
- Tswana
- Morutlhare
Synonyms
- Acacia afra (Thunb.) Willd.
- Acacia afra var. loga Glover
- Acacia afra var. longa Glover
- Acacia afra var. namaquensis Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Acacia afra var. tomentosa Glover
- Acacia afra var. transvaalensis Glover
- Acacia caffra (Thunb.) Willd.
- Acacia caffra subsp. tomentosa Glover
- Acacia caffra var. loga
- Acacia caffra var. longa Glover
- Acacia caffra var. namaquensis Eckl. & Zeyh.
- Acacia caffra var. transvaalensis Glover
- Acacia fallax E.Mey.
- Acacia multijuga Meisn.
- Mimosa afra Thunb.
- Mimosa caffra Thunb.
- Senegalia caffra (Thunb.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb.
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.