Taxon: Senegalia rugata (Lam.) Britton & Rose

Summary

Genus:

Senegalia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Acacieae

Nomen number:

468369

Place of publication:

N. Amer. fl. 23:120. 1928

Verified:

07/29/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Mimosa rugata Lam.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC.
Acacia rugata (Lam.) Buch.-Ham. ex Voigt
Acacia rugata Buch.-Ham. ex Benth.
Mimosa concinna Willd.

Invalid Designation(s)
Acacia sinuata auct.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Seigler, D. et al. 2014. Lectotypification in American Acacia species (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae), with clarifications for types at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Novon 23:103.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	soap-pod		as Acacia concinna	1	Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. Note: as Acacia concinna

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng		Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bangladesh			Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal			Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Cambodia			Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Laos			Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Myanmar			Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Thailand			Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indo-China	Vietnam			Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Malaysia		Malaya	Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Philippines			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Singapore			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Papuasia	Papua New Guinea			Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Madagascar			Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Mauritius			Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
4	Naturalized	Africa	Western Indian Ocean	Reunion			Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
PAPUASIA: Papua New Guinea
INDO-CHINA: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
MALESIA: Indonesia, Malaysia (Malaya), Philippines, Singapore

Naturalized
Africa

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion

Reference(s)

Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr.
Lock, J. M. & J. Heald. 1994. Legumes of Indochina: a checklist
Maslin, B. R. et al. 2013. New combinations in Senegalia and Vachellia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) for Southeast Asia and China. Blumea 58:39-44.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Acacia concinna	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Acacia concinna

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=468369. Accessed 13 May 2026.