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Fabaceae

Arid hook-thorn

Senegalia hereroensis (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senegalia

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Arid hook-thorn: Acacia hereroensis bark/trunk, Chucklenook, Honeydew, Johannesburg
Photo: Paul venter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Dorre haakdoring
English
Arid hook-thorn

Synonyms

  • Acacia gansbergensis Schinz
  • Acacia hereroensis Engl.
  • Acacia mellei I.Verd.

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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.