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: Mimoseae
Genus: Vachellia
Species: Vachellia sphaerocephala

Name

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

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acacia sphaerocephala Schltdl. & Cham., Linnaea 5: 594 (1830)
    • Type: C.J.W. Schiede & F. Deppe s.n. "684" (March 1829; B [destroyed]; Lectotype: HAL 0040983^(JSTOR) [designated by Seigler & Ebinger 1995 /as 'holotype'/ and 2006]; type fragment and photograph: US [​US00000615 (764680)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Syntypes: HAL {0040938^(JSTOR) [dated 18??] & 0040984^(JSTOR) [dated October 1828]}).
    • Type locality: Mexico. Veracruz: Actopán, sea level.
• 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: J.H.R. Schenck 916 (13 October 1908; B [destroyed]; Lectotype: M-0218447 / 643166 / 301484^{(GBIF, JSTOR)} [dated June 1912, designated by Seigler & Ebinger 1995 /as 'holotype'/ and 2006; type fragment and photograph: US [​US00000633 (764683)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, US00000634 (764684)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isolectotypes: F, HAL 0040934^(JSTOR); cf. POZG {POZG-V-0100137^(GBIF), POZG-V-0100138^(GBIF)).
      • Note: JE holds a syntype dated June 1913 (JE 00001141^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}).
    • Type locality: Mexico. Veracruz: [sand dunes S of Veracruz, sea level].
  • Acacia dolichocephala Saff., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 5: 355–356 (1915), nom. illeg., 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, in flower and fruit; Holotype: F [​V0057985F (189552)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}; Isotypes: GH, NY [​NY00001468^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00000204 (692164)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; photograph: K [​K000081883^(GBIF)]).
    • 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:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Northeast (San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas), Mexico Gulf (Veracruz), Mexico Southwest (Colima, Guerrero, Michoacán, Oaxaca), Mexico Southeast (Tabasco, Yucatán) [​fide Villaseñor 2016]. Southern America 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. 
• 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]
• Nelson Sutherland, C.H. 2008. Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas. xxix + 1576 pp. Tegucigalpa, Honduras: SERNA/Guaymuras. ISBN 978-99926-44-80-5 Reference page. 
• Safford, W.D. 1915. New or imperfectly known species of bull-horn acacias. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 5(10): 355–360. BHL 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. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.  [see page 760]

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Vachellia sphaerocephala. Accessed: 2024 April 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Vachellia sphaerocephala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 April 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Vachellia sphaerocephala. Published online. Accessed: 16 November 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Vachellia sphaerocephala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 November 2021. Reference page.
• 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.
• Maslin, B.R. & Wilson, A.J.G. (eds) 2025. WorldWideWattle Species Gallery, accessed on 20250616015144 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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