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Dichrostachys cinerea
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae (COL) |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta (COL) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (COL) |
| Order | Fabales (COL) |
| Family | Fabaceae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Dichrostachys | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | cinerea | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2012 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Plants | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | L. Wight & Arn. | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Dichrostachys cinerea is distributed from Africa to Australia. It has also been introduced in the West Indies where it is now naturalized.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Angola (Angola); Australia (Australian Capital Territory, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Northern Territory, Queensland, Queensland, South Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Victoria, Western Australia, Western Australia); Benin; Botswana; Burundi; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Chad; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guinea; India (Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Assam, Bihar, Bihar, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Daman, Delhi, Delhi, Diu, Diu, Goa, Goa, Gujarat, Gujarat, Haryana, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Karnataka, Kerala, Kerala, Maharashtra, Maharashtra, Manipur, Manipur, Meghalaya, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Mizoram, Nagaland, Nagaland, Orissa, Orissa, Pondicherry, Pondicherry, Punjab, Punjab, Rajasthan, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, West Bengal); Indonesia (Bali, Bali); Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Mali; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Introduced:
China; Cuba; Egypt; Guadeloupe; Madagascar; Martinique; Mauritius; Pakistan; Thailand; United States
Upper elevation limit (metres): 2000
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Population [top]
Population: D. cinerea is common and widespread throughout its natural range and it has been introduced to the West Indies during the 19th century - mainly to Cuba, Hispaniola, Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, and Martinique. It invades fields, wastelands, road sides, and other disturbed areas.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: D. cinerea is a shrub or small tree which occurs in a wide variety of habitats including natural forests and woodlands,bushland and thicket, agricultural areas, grasslands, riparian zones, ruderal, disturbed, scrub, shrublands, urban areas. It invades fields, wastelands, road sides, and other disturbed areas. Each plant produces a large number of seeds per year, almost all year long. Seeds survive for a long time in the soil. The growth of the plants is very fast. Young plants may produce seeds and adult plants can survive a very long time.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Fruit and seeds from Dichrostachys cinerea are edible. Pods are very nutritious and eaten by game and stock.
The wood is very hard and durable, and often used as fencing posts and fuelwood. Roots, bark, leaves and fruit are used in traditional medicine.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known major threats for the species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no known conservation measures specifically for D. cinerea, however, the species does occur in many protected areas.
Citation: Contu, S. 2012. Dichrostachys cinerea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T164134A20066865. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T164134A20066865.en. Downloaded on 26 April 2016.
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Dichrostachys cinerea, click this link: Synonyms. |
Cailliea glomerata (Forssk.)J.F.Macbr. ¦ Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.)Chiov. ¦ Dichrostachys nutans (Pers.)Benth. ¦ Dichrostachys platycarpa Welw. ¦ Mimosa cinerea L. ¦ Mimosa glomerata Forssk. ¦ Mimosa nutans Pers. ¦ |
Common Names To Manage Common Names for Dichrostachys cinerea, click this link: Common Names. |
Sicklebush () |
Localities To Manage Localities for Dichrostachys cinerea, click this link: Localities. |
Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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