Vachellia tortilis

Vachellia tortilis as Acacia tortilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Mimosoideae
Tribus: Acacieae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: Vachellia tortilis

Name

Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 149(1): 150. (2008)

Synonyms

• Homonyms
  • Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. Pl.-Book (ed. 3) 1021. (2008)
• Basionym
  • Mimosa tortilis Forssk.
• Homotypic
  • Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne, (1827)
  • Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne subsp. tortilis

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.
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Vachellia tortilis. Published on the Internet. Accessed Sept. 25 2016.
• 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: 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.03.018 Full text PDF from ResearchGate  reference page 

Vernacular names

suomi: Kierreakaasia

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