Dichrostachys cinerea

Dichrostachys cinerea, inflorescence.

Dichrostachys cinerea (syn.: .. . Cailliea glomerata ( Forssk. ) JFMacbr, Dichrostachys glomerata ( Forssk. ) Chiov, Dichrostachys nutans Benth ) is a native in tropical and southern Africa shrub savannah and has striking bi-colored inflorescences. The shrub is common in West African coastal areas with sandy soils. This species has the English common name " Bell -flowered Mimosa", rarely the trivial name Kalahari Christmas tree is used in German.

As this species is invasive plant (where "el marabú " called ) widely used as hard bekämpfbares Weideunholz example, in Cuba.

Etymology

The genus name Dichrostachys ( Greek) means " two-colored ear " cinerea derives from cineres (Latin ) " ashen ".

Description

Dichrostachys cinerea is reached a shrub or small tree, the plant height of about 1.5 to 6 (up to 12 ) m. The branches have thorns. The leaves are bipinnate, up to 15 cm long.

In the hanging racemose inflorescences ( inflorescences ) give the pink scars of female flowers and yellow stamens of the male flowers the characteristic shape and color.

The dark brown legumes are 2 to 10 long and have a diameter of 0.5 to 2.6 cm. The dark brown seeds are 4 mm long.

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