Vachellia macracantha

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Vachellia macracantha
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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. macracantha
Binomial name
Vachellia macracantha
(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger
Synonyms [2]
List
    • Acacia cowellii(Britton & Rose) León
    • Acacia flexuosa var. ambiguaDC.
    • Acacia flexuosa var. lasiocarpaGriseb.
    • Acacia humboldtiiDesv.
    • Acacia lutea(Mill.) Britton
    • Acacia macracanthaHumb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
    • Acacia macracantha var. glabraKitan.
    • Acacia macracantha var. glabrescensGriseb.
    • Acacia macracanthoidesBertero ex DC.
    • Acacia microcephalaMacfad.
    • Acacia obtusaHumb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
    • Acacia pellacanthaVogel
    • Acacia platyacanthaSchltdl.
    • Acacia punctataHumb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
    • Acacia subinermisBertero ex DC.
    • Mimosa atomariaPoir.
    • Mimosa luteaMill.
    • Mimosa macracantha(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.
    • Mimosa obtusaPoir.
    • Mimosa pellacanthaMeyen
    • Poponax cowelliiBritton & Rose
    • Poponax lutea(Mill.) Britton & Rose
    • Poponax macracantha(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Killip
    • Poponax macracanthoides(Bertero ex DC.) Britton & Rose
    • Vachellia lutea(Mill.) Speg.

Vachellia macracantha is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. [3] Its native range spans from southern Florida to South America. [3] [4]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Vachellia macracantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T152908301A152908303. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T152908301A152908303.en . Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  2. "Vachellia macracantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 6. ISBN   9780123969545.
  4. Nelson, Gil; Earle, Christopher J.; Spellenberg, Richard (2014). Trees of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 268. ISBN   9781400852994.