Vachellia oerfota

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: randicornuta
Varietates: V. o. var. brevifolia – V. o. var. grandicornuta – V. o. var. oerfota

Name

Vachellia grandicornuta (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr., 2013

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Mimosa oerfota Forssk. (1775)
• Homotypic
  • Acacia oerfota (Forssk.) Schweinf. (1896)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia pterygocarpa Hochst. ex Benth. (1846)
  • Acacia nubica var. erythraea Schweinf (1867-8)
  • Acacia orfota var. erythraea (Schweinf.) Fiori (1911)
  • Acacia gorinii Chiov. (1932)
  • Vachellia nubica (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. (2013)
  • Acacia nubica Benth. (1842)
  • Acacia orfota var. nubica (Benth.) Fiori (1911)
  • Acacia nubica var. aethiopica Schweinf. (1867-8) [nom. illeg.
  • Acacia aucheri Benth. (1842)
  • Acacia papyracea Hochst.
  • Acacia virchowiana Vatke & Hildebr. (1880)
  • Acacia merkeri Harms (1902)
  • Acacia merkeri Harms (1905)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Vachellia oerfota Continental: Africa Regional: Eastern Africa Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Iran Regional: Arabian Peninsula Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Yemen 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): 515

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Vachellia oerfota in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Vachellia oerfota. Published online. Accessed: Aug 27 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Vachellia oerfota. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Aug 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Vachellia oerfota – Taxon details on World Wide Wattle.

Vernacular names

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