Senegalia lowei

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Senegalia
Species: Senegalia lowei
Name

Senegalia loweli (L.Rico) Seigler & Ebinger, 2009
Synonyms

Basionym
Acacia lowei L.Rico (2007)
Heterotypic
Acacia plumosa Lowe (Nov. 1834)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia
Regional: Brazil
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Seigler, D.S. & Ebinger, J.E., 2009. Phytologia 91(1): 28.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Senegalia lowei in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 20. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Senegalia lowei. Published online. Accessed: Aug 20 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Senegalia lowei. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Aug 2019.
Senegalia lowei – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/taxa/11558.shtml

Vernacular names
English: feathery acacia
português: Arranha gato

Senegalia lowei, also commonly known as feathery acacia,[2] is a plant native to Brazil, which is also called unha de gato, Portuguese for "cat's claw".
References

"Senegalia lowei (L.Rico) Seigler & Ebinger". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
William Curtis (1834). The Botanical Magazine, or flower garden displayed etc. Vol. 61. Couchman.