Vachellia karroo

Vachellia karroo

Vachellia karroo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Mimoseae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: Vachellia karroo

nom

Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 149(1): 149. (2008)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acacia karroo Hayne (1827)
• Heterotypic
  • Mimosa reticulata L. (1767)
  • Acacia reticulata (L.) Willd. (1806)
  • Mimosa capensis Burm.f. (1768)
  • Acacia capensis (Burm.f.) Burch. (1822)
  • Mimosa leucacantha Jacq. (1798)
  • Acacia horrida (L.) Willd. (1806)
  • Acacia hirtella E.Mey. (1836)
  • Acacia hirtella var. inermis Walp. (1839)
  • Acacia horrida var. transvaalensis Burtt Davy (1908)
  • Acacia karroo var. transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Burtt Davy (1922)
  • Acacia dekindtiana A.Chev. (1947)
  • Acacia inconflagrabilis Gerstner (1948)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Chile Central, Corse, Cyprus, India, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Palestine, Paraguay, Portugal, Queensland, Sicilia, Spain, St.Helena, Tunisia, Turkey, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Galasso, G. & Banfi, E. 2008. Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano 149(1): 149.

Additional references

• Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J.S., Daru, B.H., Maurin, O. & Bank, M. 2013. Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 172(4): 500–523. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12047 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia karroo in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 2020 Aug 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Vachellia karroo. Published online. Accessed Aug 26 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Vachellia karroo. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accedit el: 26 Aug 2019.
• Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist
• Maslin, B.R. & Wilson, A.J.G. (eds) 2025. WorldWideWattle Species Gallery, accessed on 20250517164818 Vachellia karroo – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Soetdoring
English: karroothorn

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