Senegalia dudgeonii

Senegalia dudgeonii is a small perennial tree that grows up to 9 meters tall. It belongs to the Fabaceae family and endemic Sudano-Sahelian and Guinea savanna h zones of West Africa.

Morphology
Bark is fissured, brown-reddish with stripes. Alternate, bipinnate leaves, 3-7 cm long, with 20-30 pairs of leaflets, 20 pairs of pinnae. White or cream flowers, 2.5-6 cm long and usually shorter than leaves.

Distribution
Senegalia dudgeonii is endemic to the Sudanian and Guinea savannah regions of West Africa with a range spanning Senegal in the west to Central African Republic.

Uses
Roots of the plant is used to treat snake bites while extracts from the bark is used to treat dysentery and diarrhea.