''Senegalia tenuifolia'' is a

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

climbing

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which is native to

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, the

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and

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. Common names are ara a gato, bejuco cochino, tocino. It is not listed as being a

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. ''Senegalia tenuifolia'' grows to 8 m high and 10–15 cm in diameter.

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Discover Life Map ''Senegalia tenuifolia'' (as ''Acacia tenuifolia'')
tenuifolia Pantropical flora Flora of Mexico Trees of South America Shrubs Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Mimosoideae-stub