Dichrostachys cinerea (sickle bush)
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
- Preferred Common Name
- sickle bush
- Other Scientific Names
- Cailliea cinerea (L.) Macbr.
- Cailliea dichrostachys (Pers.) Guill. et al.
- Cailliea glomerata (Forssk.) Macbr.
- Cailliea nutans (Pers.) Skeels
- Cailliea platycarpa (Welw. ex Bull) Macbr.
- Dichrostachys arborea N. E. Br.
- Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.
- Dichrostachys nutans (Pers.) Benth.
- Dichrostachys platycarpa Welw. ex Bull
- Mimosa cinerea L.
- Mimosa glomerata Forssk.
- Mimosa nutans Pers.
- International Common Names
- EnglishChinese latern treemarabu thornmazabu
- Spanishmazabu
- Frenchacacia saint dominguemimosa clochette
- Local Common Names
- Burkina Fasoagarofkurkur
- Cape Verdeespinho cachupaspinho cachupa
- Cubamarabumarabú
- GermanyKalahari-Weihnachtsbaum
- Indiabilatrimarultodataresegum-kativadatallaveltuvelturavidattalaivurtuliwadu
- Maligilikintirigi
- Nigerd'und'u
- Nigeriad'und'u
- Senegalbourrim'buurintirigipatroulahisebsinke
- South AfricaKalahari Christmas treesekelbostassels for the chief's hat
- Sudankakada
- EPPO code
- DIRCA (Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana)
- EPPO code
- DIRCI (Dichrostachys cinerea)
- EPPO code
- DIRCN (Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. nyassana)
- EPPO code
- DIRNU (Dichrostachys nutans)
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. argillicola
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. burmana
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. cinerea
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. forbesii
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. keniensis
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. malesiana
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. nyassana
- Subspecies
- Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. platycarpa
Pictures
Tree habit
South-western Zimbabwe.
Chris Fagg, Depto. Ecologia, Univ. Brasilia
Branch
A cluster of immature indehiscent pods, spiny shoots and leaves of D. cinerea near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Chris Fagg, Depto. Ecologia, Univ. Brasilia
Mature pods
A cluster of dark mature pods which are sought by game and livestock in south-western Zimbabwe.
Chris Fagg, Depto. Ecologia, Univ. Brasilia
Inflorescence
Chris Fagg, Depto. Ecologia, Univ. Brasilia
Dichrostachys cinerea ssp. africana
Joy Viola, Northeastern University, bugwood.org
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Dichrostachys cinerea
Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, bugwood.org
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Dichrostachys cinerea
Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, bugwood.org
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Distribution
Prevention and Control
The control of D. cinerea as a weed with methods such as cutting and burning is not recommended as the seeds can survive in the soil (Fournet, 2004), though mechanical control methods have been suggested as a control measure by World Agroforestry Centre (2005). A rust fungus, Uredo deformis has been identified in Sri Lanka as a potential biocontrol agent (Evans, 1999).
Impact
In its younger stage D. cinerea can grow in very dense and impenetrable thickets. Due to its thorns it can make areas inaccessible for both humans and livestock (Hernández, 2002). It is costly to control as it involves frequent management. It can cause losses in agricultural production (Fournet, 2004). In Cuba in 1996 the amount of unusable land was enough pasture for two million head of cattle. D. cinerea can also become a problem in forest plantations for example in Cuba where it needs to be controlled in order to carry out any necessary maintenance. Control is expensive at US$100 -150 per hectare (Hernández, 2002).
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