Vachellia tortuosa

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Vachellia tortuosa
Vachellia tortuosa

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 tortuosa

Name[edit]

Vachellia tortuosa (L.) Seigler & Ebinger, Phytologia 87(3): 168. (2006)

Synonyms[edit]

  • Basionym
    • Mimosa tortuosa L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1312. (1759)
  • Homotypic
    • Acacia tortuosa (L.) Willd.
    • Poponax tortuosa (L.) Raf.
  • Heterotypic
    • Acacia albescens Steud.
    • Acacia albida Lindl. non Acacia albida Delile
    • Acacia leucacantha Bertero ex Spreng.
    • Acacia seifriziana León
    • Acacia tortuosa var. glabrior Hook.f.
    • Acacia virescens DC.
    • Mimosa salinarum Rohr ex Benth.
    • Mimosa virescens (DC.) Poir.
    • Prosopis microphylla Kunth

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Galápagos, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, Venezuela
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Ecuador, Peru
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southeastern USA
      • Florida

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: Twisted acacia, Poponax, Huisachillo
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