Vachellia campeachiana

Vachellia campeachiana, the Boat Spine Acacia

Vachellia campeachiana

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 campeachiana

Name

Vachellia campeachiana (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger, Phytologia 87(3): 147. (2006) published as Vachellia campechiana, but see basionym name and Seigler & Ebinger, (2005).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mimosa campeachiana Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8. Mimosa no. 20
• Homotypic
  • Poponax campechiana (Mill.) Britton & Rose
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia cochliacantha Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Mimosa cochliacantha (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Poir.
  • Acacia cymbacantha Zucc. ex Benth.
  • Acacia cymbispina Sprague & L.Riley
  • Poponax cymbispina (Sprague & L.Riley) Britton & Rose
  • Acacia milleriana Standl.
  • Poponax attenuata Britton & Rose
  • Poponax houghii Britton & Rose
  • Vachellia campeachiana f. houghii (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger, Phytologia 87(3): 148. (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cuba Regional: Central America Honduras Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, 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. 2005. New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 87(3): 139–178. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia campeachiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Vachellia campeachiana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Mar. 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vachellia campeachiana. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 30 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vachellia campeachiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Mar. 2020.

Vernacular names

español: cucharito, cubata

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