Senegalia brevispica is a species of wait-a-bit thorn bush native to East Africa.

[2] Senegalia brevispica is endemic to forested habitat types in East Africa, viz.

Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uganda.

[3] Senegalia brevispica is classified as least concern due to its widespread distribution, large population and no apparent threats to the species.

[1] Senegalia brevispica contains the following 3 subspecies:[2] Common names for Senegalia brevispica include prickly acacia and prickly thorn in English, dorinkie-doring in Afrikaans, and ubobhe and umthathawe in Zulu.