Dichrostachys
Dichrostachys is an Old World genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Their Acacia-like leaves are bi-pinnately compound. Unlike Acacia their thorns are hardened branchlets rather than modified stipules. They are native from Africa to Australasia, but a centre of diversity is present in Madagascar.
Their name is derived from the Greek words dis, chroos and stachys, which in combination suggests their bi-colored inflorescences.
Species
16 species are accepted:- Dichrostachys akataensis Villiers
- Dichrostachys arborescens Villiers
- Dichrostachys bernieriana Henri [Ernest Baillon|Baill.]
- Dichrostachys cinerea Wight & George [Arnott Walker-Arnott|Arn.]
- Dichrostachys dehiscens Balf. f.
- Dichrostachys dumetaria Villiers
- Dichrostachys kirkii Benth.
- Dichrostachys myriophylla
- Dichrostachys paucifoliolata Drake del Castillo|Drake]
- Dichrostachys pervilleana Drake
- Dichrostachys richardiana Baill.
- Dichrostachys scottiana Villiers
- Dichrostachys spicata Domin
- Dichrostachys tenuifolia Benth.
- Dichrostachys unijuga John [Gilbert Baker|Baker]
- Dichrostachys venosa Villiers