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Senegalia dudgeonii

Senegalia dudgeonii is a small perennial tree of West African savannas, growing up to about 9 m with bipinnate leaves and white or cream flowers. It is a savanna native rather than a common garden or houseplant, so cultivation details are sparse.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established, as it is adapted to seasonally dry savanna.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or lateritic soil.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions; likely damaged by frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. Trop. Africa to Chad
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Senegalia dudgeonii is a small perennial tree that grows up to 9 meters tall. It belongs to the Fabaceae family and endemic Sudano-Sahelian and Guinea savannah zones of West Africa.

Where it grows

Senegalia dudgeonii is endemic to the Sudanian and Guinea savannah regions of West Africa with a range spanning Senegal in the west to Central African Republic.

Uses

Roots of the plant is used to treat snake bites while extracts from the bark is used to treat dysentery and diarrhea.

Other Senegalia plants

Senegalia ankokib · Senegalia ataxacantha · Senegalia caraniana · Senegalia condyloclada · Senegalia grandisiliqua · Senegalia modesta · Senegalia nigrescens · Senegalia pennata · Senegalia robynsiana · Senegalia sakalava · Senegalia schlechteri · Senegalia venosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Senegalia dudgeonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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