Senegalia riparia

Senegalia riparia
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
Binomial name
Senegalia riparia
(Kunth) Britton & Rose
Synonyms
  • Acacia retusa (Jacq.) R.A. Howard
  • Acacia riparia Kunth
  • Acacia westiana DC.
  • Senegalia westiana (DC.) Britton & Rose

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

  1. ^ "Plants to Avoid While Hiking - Virgin Islands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  2. ^ "Flora e Funga do Brasil". floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Piptadenia retusa (Jacq.) P.G.Ribeiro, Seigler & Ebinger | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-12-14.