Vachellia sphaerocephala

Vachellia sphaerocephala

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 sphaerocephala

Name

Vachellia sphaerocephala (Cham. & Schltdl.) Seigler & Ebinger Phytologia 87(3): 167 (2005 publ. 2006)

• Type: C.J.W. Schiede & F. Deppe s.n. "684" (March 1829; B, destroyed; lectotype: HAL 0040983, designated by Seigler & Ebinger 1995 [as 'holotype'] and 2006; type fragment and photograph: US-US00000615-764680; syntypes: HAL 0040938 [18??] and 0040984 [October 1828]).
• Type locality: Mexico. Veracruz: Actopán, sea level.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acacia sphaerocephala Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 5: 594 (1830)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia veracruzensis Schenck, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 12: 362 (1913); not accepted by Govaerts (1995) and Seigler & Ebinger (1995: 133) [cited as Acacia sphaerocephala]
    • Type: H. Schenck 916 (13 October 1908; B, destroyed; lectotype: M-M0218447 [June 1912], designated by Seigler & Ebinger 1995 [as 'holotype'] and 2006; type fragment and photograph: US(-US00000633-764683, -US00000634-764684); isotypes: F, HAL 0040934).
    • Type locality: Mexico. Veracruz[: sand dunes S of Veracruz, sea level].
  • Acacia dolichocephala Saff., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 355 (1915), non Harms, Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 7: 86 (1899) ≡ Vachellia dolichocephala (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.; not accepted by Govaerts (1995) and Seigler & Ebinger (1995: 133) [cited as Acacia sphaerocephala]
    • Type: J.M. Greenman 87 (24 January 1906; holotype: F-F0057985F; isotypes: GH, NY-NY00001468, US-US00000204-692164; photograph: K-K000081883).
    • Type locality: Mexico. Veracruz: along the shore N of the city of Veracruz.
• Inga cornigera Kostel., Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 4: 1355 (1835)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Seigler, D.S. & Ebinger, J.E. 2005. New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 87(3): 139–178. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Seigler, D.S. & Ebinger, J.E. 1995. Taxonomic revision of the ant-acacias (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae, Acacia, series Gummiferae) of the New World. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 82: 117–138. BHL Reference page. 
• Heuchert, B., Braun, U., Tkach, N., Marx, D. & Röser, M. 2017. Biography of D. F. L. von Schlechtendal and type material of his new taxa preserved in the herbarium of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (HAL) and other botanical collections. Schlechtendalia 31: 1–143. PDF Reference page.  [see page 22.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Vachellia sphaerocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 November 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Vachellia sphaerocephala. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Vachellia sphaerocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 November 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vachellia sphaerocephala in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 16 November 2021.
• Vachellia sphaerocephala – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2021 November 16

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kugelköpfige Akazie
English: Bull-horn Acacia
日本語: アリアカシア

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