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Fabaceae

Black monkey-thorn

Senegalia burkei (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senegalia

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Swartapiesdoring
English
Black monkey-thorn, Black-monkey acacia
Zulu
Umkhaya wehlalahlathi

Synonyms

  • Acacia burkei Benth.
  • Acacia ferox Benth.

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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.