Senegalia riparia
| Senegalia riparia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. riparia
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| Binomial name | |
| Senegalia riparia (Kunth) Britton & Rose
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Senegalia riparia, commonly known as catch & keep,[1] calumbi, jurema-branca,[2] acacia zarza, amourette, and fleur du ben-aimé,[3] is a thorny flowering plant of the family Fabaceae. It is native to Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Lesser Antilles,Trinidad, and northern South America (as far as western Bolivia).[3][4]
References
- ^ "Plants to Avoid While Hiking - Virgin Islands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "Flora e Funga do Brasil". floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ a b Francis, John. "Wildland Shrubs of the United States and Its Territories: Thamnic Descriptions: Volume 1" (PDF). www.fs.fed.us. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "Piptadenia retusa (Jacq.) P.G.Ribeiro, Seigler & Ebinger | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-14.