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Senegalia teniana (Harms) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger, Blumea 58: 42 (2013)

A - Leaf showing relatively few pinnae and position of petiole gland (thick arrow) and rachis glands (thin arrows). B - Leaflet (lower surface) glabrous and showing lateral veins evident and forming an imperfect reticulum. C - Seed showing thickly filiform & exarillate funicle. D - Petiole gland short and not prominently raised. E - Pod. F - Node showing hairy branchlet and low-profile petiole gland (g). Vouchers: S. Jiang 7552 (A, B, D, E & F); Heng Li 273 (C). Drawn by Joshua Yang. [Published as Fig. 50 in Maslin et al. (2019), Plant Diversity vol. 41]
Shrubby small tree
Shrub (no tendrils observed)
Leaf (upper surface) showing leaflets with dull lustre
Leaf (lower surface) showing green leaflets with dull lustre
Leaf (lower surface) showing leaflets with dull lustre; mainvein oblique; lateral veins often bifurcating near leaflet margin but which (in this example) do not form a reticulum
Leaflets, lower surface showing leaflet veins forming incipient reticulum
Petiole gland oblong-elliptic
Petiole gland oblong-elliptic, side view
Petiole gland circular
Gland broadly elliptic and (a little uncharacteristically) located near middle of petiole
Petiole gland visited by fly
Detached branch showing inflorescences in racemes
Portion of raceme showing heads white aging pale yellow
Inflorescences located within axil of young leaves
Portion of raceme showing heads sub-densely flowered
Inflorescence buds green, peduncles subtended by stipules
Branch system & pods
Pod flattened, firmly chartaceous to thinly coriaceous (width range for species = 15-30 mm)
Mature stem with prominent prickles
Branch (mature) showing scattered, internodal prickles & transverse lenticels
Branch (mature) showing an area without prickles. Note: Prickles are always few or absent from young branches of this species.
Stipules obviously lobed on one side only at base
Stipule obviously lobed on one side only at base

Photographer
Lin Bai

Location
Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, China

Caption
Mature stem with prominent prickles

Voucher Specimen
L. Bai & F.C. Ning BLK-124

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