Senegalia thailandica
Senegalia thailandica is a species of climbing or sprawling shrub in the family Fabaceae.[4][3]
| Senegalia thailandica | |
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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. thailandica |
| Binomial name | |
| Senegalia thailandica | |
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The liana or shrub has stout spiny stems, and the pods of the liana are slightly inflated and tightly curled, unlike many in the genus.[5] [6] [7]
It is found in Thailand and Cambodia, where it grows in permanently or seasonally freshwater-flooded forests. It is endemic to the Mekong Basin, and may occur in its delta in Vietnam.[8] It grows in the swamp forests and scrublands of the floodplains of Tonle Sap in central Cambodia, often accompanying the canopy trees of Barringtonia acutangula and Diospyros cambodiana.[6] It is found in a riverine forest on the Sangkae River to the northwest of Tonle Sap, as part of a diverse tall evergreen forest community.[8]
In Khmer the plant is known as (voër) ba:y dämnoëb, voër refers to lianas, ba:y dämnoëb="sticky rice", referring to the sticky thorns.[4] The young leaves are edible, usually served in salads, while the wood is used as firewood.
References
- Maslin, B.R.; Seigler, D.S.; Ebinger, J. (2013). "New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China". Blumea. 58: 39–44. doi:10.3767/000651913X669914.
- "Senegalia thailandica (I.C.Nielsen) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Blumea 58(1): 42 (2013)". International Plant Name Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "Senegalia thailandica (I.C.Nielsen) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger". Plants of the World Online (POWO). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 5.
- Maslin, B.R. (2015). "Synoptic overview of Acacia sensu lato (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in East and Southeast Asia" (PDF). Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 67 (1): 231–250. doi:10.3850/S2382581215000186. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- Campbell, Ian C.; Poole, Colin; Giesen, Wim; Valbo-Jorgensen, John (2006). "Species diversity and ecology of Tonle Sap Great Lake, Cambodia" (PDF). Aquat. Sci. 68 (3): 355–373. doi:10.1007/s00027-006-0855-0. S2CID 28804535. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- Rundel, Philip W. (2009). The Mekong, Ch.7: Vegetation in the Mekong Basin. Elsevier. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- Forest Habitats and Flora in Lao PDR, Cambodia, And Vietnam: Conservation Priorities In Indochina - WWF Desk Study Philip W. Rundel, PhD. World Wide Fund for Nature, Indochina Programme Office, Hanoi. 1999. Retrieved 28 April 2020.