Senegalia galpinii (monkey-thorn)

General Info – Summary

This large Tree may reach 30m high. Single trunk has single thorns on a swollen base. Branches usually have curved paired thorns. Bipinnate Leaves have non-spinescent stipules and many small densely packed leaflets. Small bisexual Flowers: in spikes. Many extended filaments with yellowish stamens. The single pistil has a superior ovary with 1 extending style. The brittle Fruit is a dehiscent pod with flattened seeds.

Description

Previous Names: Acacia galpinii.