Acacia sassa

Acacia sassa is a legume that grows in the forests of Senegal. Carl Ludwig von Willdenow first described it. Smoke from certain parts of it is known to be psychoactive.[1][2]

Acacia sassa
Acacia sassa Blossom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acacia
Species:
A. sassa
Binomial name
Acacia sassa
(Willd.) Baillon ex Drake

References
  1. Convention on Biological Diversity Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Book Index from Christian Rätsch Räucherstoffe - Der Atem des Drachens Presented at DeutschesFachbuch.de


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