Parasenegalia is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.[1]

Parasenegalia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Parasenegalia
Seigler & Ebinger, 2017[1]
Type species
Parasenegalia skleroxyla
(Tussac) Seigler & Ebinger (2017)
Species[1][2]

11; see text.

Synonyms[1]

Acacia subg. Aculeiferum "skleroxyla" group

Species list

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The genus Parasenegalia comprises the following species:[1][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Seigler DS, Ebinger JE (2017). "Parasenegalia and Pseudosenegalia (Fabaceae : Mimosoideae): New genera of the Mimosoideae". Novon. 25 (2): 180–205. doi:10.3417/2015050. S2CID 90369571.
  2. ^ Maslin B. "List of Acacia sensu lato species". World Wide Wattle. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ Seigler DS, Ebinger JE (2018). "New Combinations in Parasenegalia and Mariosousa (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae)" (PDF). Phytologia. 100 (4): 256–259.