Vachellia abyssinica

Vachellia abyssinica on the left, right hand tree is Vachellia tortilis

Vachellia abyssinica

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 abyssinica
Subspecies: V. a. subsp. abyssinica – V. a. subsp. calophylla

Name

Vachellia abyssinica (Hochst. ex Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172(4): 511 (2013)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth. (1846)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia xiphocarpa Hochst. ex Benth. (1846)

Misapplied names

• Acacia arabica sens. A.Rich. (1847)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• 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: 10.1111/boj.12047 Reference page. : 172(4): 511.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia abyssinica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Vachellia abyssinica. Published online. Accessed: Aug 21 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Vachellia abyssinica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Aug 2019.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Vachellia abyssinica – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Vachellia abyssinica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Flat Top Acacia

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