Senegalia thailandica explained

Senegalia thailandica is a species of climbing or sprawling shrub in the family Fabaceae.^[1]

The liana or shrub has stout spiny stems, and the pods of the liana are slightly inflated and tightly curled, unlike many in the genus.^{[2] [3] [4]}

It is found in Thailand and Cambodia, where it grows in permanently or seasonally freshwater-flooded forests. It is endemic to the Mekong Basin, and may occur in its delta in Vietnam.^[5] It grows in the swamp forests and scrublands of the floodplains of Tonle Sap in central Cambodia, often accompanying the canopy trees of Barringtonia acutangula and Diospyros cambodiana.^[3] It is found in a riverine forest on the Sangkae River to the northwest of Tonle Sap, as part of a diverse tall evergreen forest community.^[5]

In Khmer the plant is known as (voër) ba:y dämnoëb, voër refers to lianas, ba:y dämnoëb="sticky rice", referring to the sticky thorns.^[1] The young leaves are edible, usually served in salads, while the wood is used as firewood.

Notes and References

1. Book: Pauline Dy Phon . Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge . 2000 . Imprimerie Olympic . Phnom Penh . 5 . Pauline Dy Phon .
2. Maslin . B.R. . Synoptic overview of Acacia sensu lato (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) in East and Southeast Asia . Gardens' Bulletin Singapore . 2015 . 67 . 1 . 231–250 . 10.3850/S2382581215000186 . 28 April 2020.
3. Campbell . Ian C. . Poole . Colin . Giesen . Wim . Valbo-Jorgensen . John . Species diversity and ecology of Tonle Sap Great Lake, Cambodia . Aquat. Sci. . 2006 . 68 . 3 . 355–373 . 10.1007/s00027-006-0855-0 . 28804535 . 28 April 2020.
4. Book: Rundel . Philip W. . The Mekong, Ch.7: Vegetation in the Mekong Basin . 2009 . Elsevier . 28 April 2020.
5. Book: Forest Habitats and Flora in Lao PDR, Cambodia, And Vietnam: Conservation Priorities In Indochina - WWF Desk Study Philip W. Rundel, PhD . 1999 . World Wide Fund for Nature, Indochina Programme Office, Hanoi . 28 April 2020.