Vachellia tortilis

Vachellia tortilis as Acacia tortilis

Vachellia tortilis

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: Acacieae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: Vachellia tortilis
Subspecies: V. t. subsp. crinita – V. t. subsp. heteracantha – V. t. subsp. pubescens – V. t. subsp. raddiana – V. t. subsp. spirocarpa – V. t. subsp. tortilis

Name

Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 149(1): 150. (Jan. 2008)
Note: Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. Pl.-Book (ed. 3) 1021. (May 2008) is an isonym and has no nomenclatural status according to ICBN 6.3 note 2 ex. 1.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mimosa tortilis Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 176. (1775)
• Homotypic
  • Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne, Getreue Darstell. Gew. 9: I. 31. (1827)
  • Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. tortilis autonym
• Heterotypic
  • Mimosa gummifera Forssk. (1775) nom. nud.
    • Acacia gummifera Delile (1813) nom. nud.
  • Acacia spirocarpa var. minor Schweinf. (1867-8)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Vachellia tortilis Continental: Africa Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe Continental: Asie Regional: Peninsular Arabia Gulf States, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Socotra, Yemen Introduced into: India, Madagascar, Pakistan 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): 150.

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 tortilis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vachellia tortilis. Published online. Accessed Aug 28 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vachellia tortilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 28.
• Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist
• Vachellia tortilis – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Haak-en-steek
አማርኛ: Grar
العربية: Sunut
English: Umbrella Thorn
español: Acacia de copa plana
suomi: Kierreakaasia
עברית: Shitat ha'sochech
magyar: Ernyőakácia
italiano: Acacia ad ombrello
Soomaaliga: Qudhac
Kiswahili: Mgunga
isiZulu: Umsasane

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