Vachellia cernua

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Vachellia cernua
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Vachellia
Species:
V. cernua
Binomial name
Vachellia cernua
(Thulin & Hassan) Kyal. & Boatwr. [2]
Synonyms
  • Acacia cernuaThulin & Hassan

Vachellia cernua is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Somalia, and is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Thulin, M. (1998). "Vachellia cernua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T35158A9915630. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35158A9915630.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Kyalangalilwa B, Boatwright JS, Daru BH, Maurin O, van der Bank M (2013). "Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia". Bot J Linn Soc. 172 (4): 500–523. doi: 10.1111/boj.12047 . hdl: 10566/3454 .