Vachellia collinsii

Vachellia collinsii

Vachellia collinsii

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 collinsii

Name

Vachellia collinsii (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger, 2006

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acacia collinsii Saff. (1910)
• Homotypic
  • Myrmecodendron collinsii (Saff.) Britton & Rose (1928)
  • Myrmecodendron costaricensis (Schenck) Britton & Rose (1928)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia glutea Ram. Goyena (1909)
  • Acacia costaricensis Schenck (1913)
  • Acacia panamensis Schenck (1913)
  • Acacia yucatanensis Schenck (1913)
  • Acacia nelsonii Saff. (1914)
  • Acacia penonomensis Saff. (1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Caribbean Southwest Caribbean Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Seigler, D.S. & Ebinger, J.E., 2006. Phytologia 87(3): 152.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia collinsii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Vachellia collinsii. Published online. Accessed: Aug 22 2019. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Vachellia collinsii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Aug 2019. Reference page.
• Catalogue of Life: 2024 Annual Checklist

• Maslin, B.R. & Wilson, A.J.G. (eds) 2025. WorldWideWattle Species Gallery, accessed on 20250614181608 Vachellia collinsii – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Kugelkopf-Akazie f
• English: bull horn acacia
• español: Cornizuelo
• français: Acacia de Collins

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