Summary ²

Dichrostachys cinerea, known as Sicklebush, Bell mimosa, Chinese lantern tree or Kalahari Christmas tree (South Africa), is a legume of the genus Dichrostachys in the Fabaceae family.

Diagnostic ³

"Habit: A small thorny tree, upto 6m."

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Ton Rulkens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dichrostachys_cinerea_(8444618244).jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichrostachys_cinerea
3. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26333494

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

Range Map

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