Senegalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of Acacia. The genus was considered polyphyletic and required further division with the genera Parasenegalia and Pseudosenegalia accepted soon after. Senegalia can be distinguished from other acacias by its spicate inflorescences and non-spinescent stipules. Plants in the genus are native to the tropical and subtropical areas of the world, occurring on the Australian, Asian, African and South and North American continents, as well as in Wallacea.

Senegalia brevispica ssp dregeana, synonymously known as Acacia brevispica subsp. dregeana, Acacia brevispica var. dregeana or Acacia pennata var. dregeana and commonly known as Dorinkie-doring in Afrikaans and Prickly Acacia or Prickly Thorn in English, is a South African indigenous tress found in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. It grows into a scrambling thorny shrub or small tree forming thickets. It has angle hooked thorns scattered along the branches and many small leaflets. During spring appears the creamy white flowers in balls.