''Vachellia'' is a genus of

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s in the

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family,

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, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily

Mimosoideae The Mimosoideae are a traditional subfamily of trees, herbs, lianas, and shrubs in the pea family (Fabaceae) that mostly grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are typically characterized by having radially symmetric flowers, with petal ...

. Its species were considered members of genus ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Austral ...

'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can be distinguished from other acacias by its capitate

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s and spinescent

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s. Before discovery of the

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, Europeans in the Mediterranean region were familiar with several species of ''Vachellia'', which they knew as sources of medicine, and had names for them that they inherited from the Greeks and Romans. The wide-ranging genus occurs in a variety of open, tropical to subtropical habitats, and is locally dominant. In parts of Africa, ''Vachellia'' species are shaped progressively by grazing animals of increasing size and height, such as

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, and

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. The genus in Africa has thus developed thorns in defence against such herbivory .

Nomenclature

By 2005, taxonomists had decided that ''

Acacia sensu lato ''Acacia sensu lato, s.l.'' (pronounced or ), known commonly as mimosa, acacia, thorntree or wattle, is a Polyphyly, polyphyletic genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. It was described by the S ...

'' should be split into at least five separate genera. The ICN dictated that under these circumstances, the name of ''Acacia'' should remain with the original

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, which was ''

Acacia nilotica ''Vachellia nilotica'', more commonly known as ''Acacia nilotica'', and by the vernacular names of gum arabic tree, babul, thorn mimosa, Egyptian acacia or thorny acacia, is a flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Africa, the M ...

''. However, that year the General Committee of the

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decided that ''Acacia'' should be given a new type (''

Acacia verticillatum ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australa ...

'') so that the ~920 species of Australian acacias would not need to be renamed ''Racosperma''. This decision was opposed by 54.9% or 247 representatives at its 2005 congress, while 45.1% or 203 votes were cast in favor. However, since a 60% vote was required to override the committee, the decision was carried, and a '' nom. cons. propositum'' was listed in Appendix III (p. 286). The 2011 congress voted 373 to 172 to uphold the 2005 decision, which means that the name ''

'' and a new type follow the majority of the species in ''

'', rather than this genus. However, some members of the botanical community remain unconvinced, and the use of ''Acacia'' in the scientific literature continues to exceed the use of the new generic names.

Description

The members of ''Vachellia'' are trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing, and are always armed. Younger plants, especially, are armed with spines which are modified

s, situated near the leaf bases. Some (''cf''. '' V. tortilis'', ', '' V. luederitzii'' and '' V. reficiens'') are also armed with paired, recurved prickles (in addition to the spines). The leaves are alternate and bipinnately arranged, and their pinnae are usually opposite. The racemose inflorescences usually grow from the leaf axils. The yellow or creamy white flowers are produced in spherical heads, or seldom in elongate spikes, which is the general rule in the related genus ''

Senegalia ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and '' Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered po ...

''. The flowers are typically bisexual with numerous stamens, but unisexual flowers have been noted in '' V. nilotica'' (''cf''. Sinha, 1971). The calyx and corolla are usually 4 to 5-lobed. Glands are usually present on the

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and the upper side of the

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. The seed pod may be straight, curved or curled, and either dehiscent or indehiscent. File:Vachellia vernicosa.jpg, ''V. vernicosa'', or "viscid acacia", in habitat,

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Species list

Of the 163 species currently assigned to ''Vachellia'', 52 are native to the

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. ''Vachellia'' comprises the following species: * ''

Vachellia abyssinica ''Vachellia abyssinica'', the flat top acacia, is a tree up to 16 m tall. Description Its bark is reddish-brown on older trees. On younger trees it is pale yellowish-brown, peeling off in papery wads. Young twigs are softly hairy. Thorns are ...

'' (Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flat top acacia ** subsp. ''abyssinica'' (Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''calophylla'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia acuifera ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Bahama acacia, cassip, pork-and-doughboy, (''Bahamas'') rosewood * ''

Vachellia albicortata ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burkart) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia allenii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (D. H. Janzen) Seigler & Ebinger—Allen acacia * '' Vachellia amythethophylla'' (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia ancistroclada'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia anegadensis ''Vachellia anegadensis'', the pokemeboy, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the British Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy sho ...

'' (Britton) Seigler & Ebinger—Anegada acacia, blackbrush-wattle, pokemeboy * ''

Vachellia antunesii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia arenaria ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schinz) Kyal. & Boatwr.—sand acacia * ''

Vachellia aroma ''Vachellia aroma'' is a small, perennial, thorny tree native to Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay. Some common names for it are , aromo negro, espinillo and tusca. It is not listed as being a threatened species. Although some sources say tha ...

'' (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''aroma'' Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. ** var. ''huarango'' Ruíz & J.Macbr. * ''

Vachellia astringens ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Gillies in Hook. et Arn.) Speg. * ''

Vachellia baessleri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' Clarke, Siegler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia barahonensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Urb. & Ekman) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia bavazzanoi'' (Pichi-Sermolli) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia belairioides ''Vachellia belairioides'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Cuba, confined to Holguín Province in northeastern Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habita ...

'' (Urb.) Seigler & Ebinger—Bellair acacia * '' Vachellia bellula'' (Drake) Boatwr. * '' Vachellia biaciculata'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia bidwillii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Benth.) Kodela—corkwood wattle, dogwood. "'Waneu', of the aboriginals of Central Queensland; 'Yadthor', of those of the Cloncurry River, Northern Queensland." * ''

Vachellia bilimekii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (J. Macbr.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia bolei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (R.P. Subhedar) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin * ''

Vachellia borleae ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr.—sticky acacia, named for the collector

Jeanne M. Borle Jeanne M. Borle (occasionally known as Johanna Louise Borle, Lydia Borle, or by the honorific Kokwana) (1880 - ) was a Swiss missionary and collector of botanicals. Born in Saint-Imier, Bernese Jura, Switzerland with the maiden name Mühlemann, ...

. * ''

Vachellia brandegeana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (I. M. Johnst.) Seigler & Ebinger—Baja California acacia * '' Vachellia bravoensis'' (Isely) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia bricchettiana'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia bucheri ''Vachellia bucheri'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae found only in Cuba. References

Vachellia, bucheri Endemic flora of Cuba Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub ...

'' (Marie-Victorín) Seigler & Ebinger—Bucher acacia * ''

Vachellia bullockii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''bullockii'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''induta'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia burttii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Bak. f.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia bussei'' (Harms ex Sjöstedt) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia californica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brandegee) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia campechiana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger—boatthorn acacia, spoon-thorn acacia ** f. ''campechiana'' (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger ** f. ''houghii'' (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia caurina ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Barneby & Zanoni) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia caven'' (Molina) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''caven'' (Molina) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''dehiscens'' (Ciald.) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''microcarpa '' (Speg.) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''stenocarpa '' (Speg.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia cernua ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Thulin & Hassan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia chiapensis ''Vachellia chiapensis'' is a species of leguminous tree in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and b ...

'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—Chiapas acacia * ''

Vachellia choriophylla ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—cinnecord acacia, Florida acacia, (''Bahamas'') cinnecord * ''

Vachellia clarksoniana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pedley) Kodela * ''

Vachellia collinsii ''Vachellia collinsii'', previously ''Acacia collinsii'', is a species of flowering plant native to Central America and parts of Africa. Distribution ''Vachellia collinsii'' is native to Central America and parts of Africa. In southern Centra ...

'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—Collins acacia * '' Vachellia constricta'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Whitethorn acacia, Mescat acacia * '' Vachellia cookii'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—Cook acacia, cockspur acacia * ''

Vachellia cornigera ''Vachellia cornigera'', commonly known as bullhorn acacia (family Fabaceae), is a swollen-thorn tree and myrmecophyte native to Mexico and Central America. The common name of "bullhorn" refers to the enlarged, hollowed-out, swollen thorns (techn ...

'' (L.) Seigler & Ebinger—bullhorn wattle, bull's-horn acacia, bull-horn thorn, oxhorn acacia * '' Vachellia cucuyo'' (Barneby & Zanoni) Seigler & Ebinger—Cucuyo acacia * '' Vachellia curvifructa'' (Burkart) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia daemon'' (Ekman & Urb.) Seigler & Ebinger—Camagüey acacia * ''

Vachellia davyi ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (N.E.Br.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—corky-bark acacia * ''

Vachellia ditricha ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pedley) Kodela * ''

Vachellia dolichocephala ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia douglasica'' (Pedley) Kodela * ''

Vachellia drepanolobium ''Vachellia drepanolobium'', more commonly known as ''Acacia drepanolobium'' or whistling thorn, is a swollen-thorn acacia native to East Africa. The whistling thorn grows up to 6 meters tall. It produces a pair of straight spines at each node, s ...

'' (Harms ex Sjöstedt) P.J.H. Hurter—whistling thorn * ''

Vachellia dyeri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.P.Swartz) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia eburnea ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (L.f.) P. Hurter & Mabb. * ''

Vachellia ebutsiniorum ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.J.H. Hurter) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Ebutsini acacia * '' Vachellia edgeworthii'' (T.Anders.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia elatior ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''elatior'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''turkanae'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia erioloba ''Vachellia erioloba'', the camel thorn, also known as the giraffe thorn, mokala tree, or Kameeldoring in Afrikaans, still more commonly known as ''Acacia erioloba'', is a tree of southern Africa in the family Fabaceae. Its preferred habitat is ...

'' (E.Mey.) P.J.H. Hurter—camel thorn (''Kameeldoring'') * ''

Vachellia erythrophloea ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia etbaica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schweinf.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—savannah thorn ** subsp. ''australis'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''etbaica'' (Schweinf.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''platycarpa'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''uncinata'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia exuvialis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Verdoorn) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flaky-bark acacia * ''

Vachellia farnesiana ''Vachellia farnesiana'', also known as ''Acacia farnesiana'', and previously ''Mimosa farnesiana'', commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache, casha tree, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flo ...

'' (L.) Wight & Arn.—huisache ** var. ''farnesiana'' (L.) Wight & Arn. ** var. ''guanacastensis'' (H.D.Clarke ''et al''.) Wight & Arn. ** var. ''minuta'' (M.E.Jones) Wight & Arn. ** var. ''pinetorum'' (F.J.Herm.) Wight & Arn.—pineland wattle * ''

Vachellia fischeri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flat-topped thorn * ''

Vachellia flava ''Vachellia flava'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Acacia ehrenbergiana'', is a species of drought-resistant bush or small tree, commonly known as salam in Arabic. It is found in the Sahara, the northern Sahel, parts of East Africa, the Arabian ...

'' (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia gentlei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Standley) Seigler & Ebinger—gentle acacia * '' Vachellia gerrardii'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter—red acacia ** var. ''calvescens'' (Brenan) P.J.H. Hurter ** var. ''gerrardii'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter ** var. ''latisiliqua'' (Brenan) P.J.H. Hurter * ''

Vachellia glandulifera ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia globulifera'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—globular acacia * ''

Vachellia grandicornuta ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Gerstner) Seigler & Ebinger—horned-thorn acacia * ''

Vachellia guanacastensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Clark, Seigler, & Ebinger) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia gummifera ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Willd.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—gum-bearing acacia * ''

Vachellia haematoxylon ''Vachellia haematoxylon'' (gray camel thorn, giraffe thorn, , , , ) is a protected tree native to central and southeast Namibia, southwest Botswana and the Northern Cape of South Africa. See also *List of Southern African indigenous trees ...

'' (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger—gray camel thorn, giraffe thorn * ''

Vachellia harmandiana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Pierre) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia hebeclada'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—candle-pod acacia ** subsp. ''chobiensis'' (O.B.Miller) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''hebeclada'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''tristis'' (A.Schreiber) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia hindsii ''Vachellia hindsii'' is a tree which grows up to tall, and is native to parts of southern Mexico and parts of Central America. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q28432803 hindsii Flora of Central America ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Hinds acacia * ''

Vachellia hockii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (De Wild.) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia horrida'' (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—long white-galled acacia ** subsp. ''benadirensis'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''horrida'' (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia hydaspica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (J.R. Drumm. ex R. Parker) Ali * ''

Vachellia inopinata ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Prain) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia insulae-iacobi ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (L. Riley) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia jacquemontii ''Vachellia jacquemontii'' is a species of plant native to the Thar Desert of India and Pakistan. The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.Allen J. Coombes It grows as an erect shrub or small tree, usually to high, with ...

'' (Benth.) ali—baonḷī, raati-banwali * ''

Vachellia janzenii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Ebinger & Seigler) Seigler & Ebinger—Janzen acacia * ''

Vachellia karroo ''Vachellia karroo'', (synonym ''Acacia karroo'') commonly known as the sweet thorn, common acacia, Karoo thorn, Cape gum or cockspur thorn, is a species of ''Vachellia'', in the Mimosa sub-family (Mimosoideae) of the Fabaceae or pea family, whi ...

'' (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso—Karroo BushTaxon in the ''V. karroo'' complex, see: * ''

Vachellia kingii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Prain) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia kirkii'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flood plain acacia ** subsp. ''kirkii'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. *** var. ''kirkii'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. *** var. ''sublaevis'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''mildbraedii'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia koltermanii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' R. García, M. Mejía, Ebinger, & Seigler * '' Vachellia kosiensis'' (P.P.Sw. ex Coates Palgr.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—dune acacia, dune sweet-thorn * '' Vachellia lahai'' (Steud. & Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—red-thorn acacia * '' Vachellia lasiopetala'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia latispina'' (J.E.Burrows & S.M.Burrows) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia leucophloea ''Vachellia leucophloea'' (), also vernacularly as the ''White Bark Acacia'' or ''reonja'', is a moderate-sized tree native to South and Southeast Asia. Distribution ''Vachellia leucophloea'' grows natively in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, ...

'' (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger—pilang ** var. ''leucophloea'' (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''microcephala'' (Kurz) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia leucospira ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia luederitzii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—bastard umbrella thorn ** var. ''luederitzii'' (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Kalahari-sand acacia ** var. ''retinens'' (Sim) Kyal. & Boatwr.—balloon-thorn acacia * ''

Vachellia macracantha ''Vachellia macracantha'' is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. Its native range spans from southern Florida to South America. References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15545373, from2=Q9566669 Flora of Florida Flora of Central America Flora ...

'' (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger—longspine acacia, French casha, long-spine acacia, porknut, cambrón, long-spined acacia, (''Jamaica'') parknut, (''Virgin Islands'') wild tamarind, (''Netherlands Antilles'') Creole casha, Spanish casha, steel acacia, (''Virgin Islands'') stink casha, strink casha * '' Vachellia macrothyrsa'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia malacocephala ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.—black-galled acacia * '' Vachellia mayana'' (Lundell) Seigler & Ebinger—Maya Acacia * ''

Vachellia mbuluensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.—hairy-galled acacia * '' Vachellia melanoceras'' (Beurl.) Seigler & Ebinger—blackthorn acacia, bullhorn acacia * '' Vachellia montana'' (P.P.Swartz) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia myaingii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Lace) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia myrmecophila ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (R.Vig.) Boatwr. * '' Vachellia natalitia'' (E.Mey.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—pale-bark acacia, pale-bark sweet thorn * '' Vachellia nebrownii'' (Burtt Davy) Seigler & Ebinger—water acacia, water thorn * ''

Vachellia negrii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pichi-Sermolli) Kyal. & Boatwr. *''

Vachellia nilotica ''Vachellia nilotica'', more commonly known as ''Acacia nilotica'', and by the vernacular names of gum arabic tree, babul, thorn mimosa, Egyptian acacia or thorny acacia, is a flowering plant, flowering tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native t ...

'' (L.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb.—scented-pod acacia, gum Arabic tree, babul, Amrad gum, thorny mimosa of India ** subsp. ''adstringens'' (Schumach. & Thonn.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''cupressiformis'' (J.L.Stewart) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''hemispherica'' (Ali & Faruqi) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''indica'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb.—Babul, Prickly acacia ** subsp. ''kraussiana'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''leiocarpa'' (Brenan) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''nilotica'' (L.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''subalata'' (Vatke) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''tomentosa'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. * ''

Vachellia nubica ''Vachellia oerfota'' is a shrub or tree native to Africa and West Asia. Botanical description It is a somewhat obconical shrub which grows up to about 5 metres high. The branches often radiate from the base in all directions. The branchlets ...

'' (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia oerfota'' (Forssk) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''brevifolia'' (Boulos) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''oerfota'' (Forssk) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia origena ''Vachellia origena'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi A ...

'' (Hunde) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia ormocarpoides ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.J.H. Hurter) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Leolo thorn * ''

Vachellia oviedoensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (R. García & M. Mejía) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia pacensis'' (Rudd & Carter) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia pachyphloia'' (W. Fitzg.) Kodela ** subsp. ''brevipinnula'' (Tindale & Kodela) Kodela ** subsp. ''pachyphloia'' (W. Fitzg.) Kodela * ''

Vachellia pallidifolia ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Tindale) Kodela * ''

Vachellia paolii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''paolii'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''paucijuga'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia pennatula ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger—feather acacia ** var. ''parvicephala'' Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''pennatula'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia permixta ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr.—slender acacia * ''

Vachellia pilispina ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pichi-Sermolli) Kyal. & Boatwr.—mpande * ''

Vachellia polypyrigenes ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Greenm.) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia prasinata'' (Hunde) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia pringlei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—Pringle acacia ** var. ''californica'' —California Pringle acacia ** var. ''pringlei'' (Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—typical Pringle acacia * ''

Vachellia pseudofistula ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.—ant-galled acacia * ''

Vachellia qandalensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Thulin) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia quintanilhae'' (Torre) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia reficiens ''Vachellia reficiens'' (, ), commonly known as red-bark acacia, red thorn, false umbrella tree, or false umbrella thorn, is a deciduous tree or shrub of the pea family (Fabaceae) native to southern Africa, often growing in an upside-down cone s ...

'' (Wawra) Kyal. & Boatwr.—red-bark acacia ** subsp. ''misera'' (Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''reficiens'' (Wawra) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia rehmanniana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schinz) Kyal. & Boatwr.—silky acacia * ''

Vachellia rigidula ''Vachellia rigidula'', commonly known as blackbrush acacia or chaparro prieto, and also known as ''Acacia rigidula'', is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its native range stretches from Texas in the United States ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—blackbrush acacia, blackbrush * '' Vachellia robbertsei'' (P.P.Swartz) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Sekhukhune acacia * ''

Vachellia robusta ''Vachellia robusta'', the splendid thorn, is an Afrotropical tree species. It is native to eastern and southern Africa, ranging from Ethiopia and Somalia in the north to South Africa and Namibia in southern Africa.Vachellia roigii ''Vachellia roigii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Fabaceae''. It is found only in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is ...

'' (Léon) Seigler & Ebinger—Roig acacia * '' Vachellia rorudiana'' (Christopherson) Seigler & Ebinger—Galapagos acacia * ''

Vachellia ruddiae ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (D. H. Janzen) Seigler & Ebinger—Rudd acacia * ''

Vachellia schaffneri ''Vachellia schaffneri'', the twisted acacia or Schaffner's acacia, is a tree native to Mexico and the southwestern United States (Texas). Description This is a thorny tree growing up to 25 feet in height. It has alternate, bipinnately compoun ...

'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger—Schaffner's wattle, twisted acacia ** var. ''bravoensis'' (Isely) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''schaffneri'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia schottii'' (Torr.) Seigler & Ebinger—Schott's wattle * ''

Vachellia sekhukhuniensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.J.H. Hurter) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Sekhukhune thorn * ''

Vachellia seyal ''Vachellia seyal'', the red acacia, known also as the shittah tree (the source of shittim wood), is a thorny, 6– to 10-m-high (20 to 30 ft) tree with a pale greenish or reddish bark. At the base of the feathery leaves, two straight, light ...

'' (Delile) P.J.H. Hurter—white whistling thorn ** var. ''fistula'' (Schweinf.) P.J.H. Hurter ** var. ''seyal'' (Delile) P.J.H. Hurter * ''

Vachellia siamensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Craib) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia sieberiana'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—longpod thorn, false paperbark thorn ** var. ''sieberiana'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''villosa'' (A.Chev.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''woodii'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr.—paperbark acacia, paperbark thorn * '' Vachellia sphaerocephala'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger—roundhead acacia, bee wattle * '' Vachellia stuhlmannii'' (Taub.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—olive-barked thorn, vlei acacia * '' Vachellia suberosa'' (A. Cunn. ex Benth.) Kodela—corkybark wattle * ''

Vachellia sutherlandii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (F. Muell.) Kodela—corkwood wattle * ''

Vachellia swazica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Swazi acacia * ''

Vachellia tenuispina ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Verdoorn) Kyal. & Boatwr.—turf acacia * ''

Vachellia tephrophylla ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Thulin) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia theronii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.P.Sw.) Boatwr.—slender mountain thorn * ''

Vachellia tomentosa ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Rottler) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger—klampis * '' Vachellia torrei'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Mozambique sticky thorn * ''

Vachellia tortilis ''Vachellia tortilis'', widely known as ''Acacia tortilis'' but now attributed to the genus ''Vachellia'' of the Mimosa Family ( Mimosaceae), is the umbrella thorn acacia, also known as umbrella thorn and Israeli babool, a medium to large canop ...

'' (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi—umbrella thorn, umbrella acacia ** subsp. ''heteracantha'' (Burch.) Galasso & Banfi ** subsp. ''raddiana'' (Savi) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''pubescens'' (A.Chev.) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''raddiana'' (Savi) Galasso & Banfi ** subsp. ''spirocarpa'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''crinita'' (Chiov.) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''spirocarpa'' (Hochst. ex. A.Rich.) Galasso & Banfi ** subsp. ''tortilis'' (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi * ''

Vachellia tortuosa ''Vachellia tortuosa'', the twisted acacia , poponax or huisachillo, is a woody, leguminous thorn tree of the Caribbean, Florida, southern Texas, northeastern and central Mexico, and northern South America. It is found in tropical and desert habi ...

'' (L.) Seigler & Ebinger—twisted acacia, acacia bush, casia, catclaw, Dutch casha, huisachillo, Rio Grande acacia, sweet briar, sweet-briar, wild poponax * '' Vachellia turnbulliana'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.—velvet pod acacia * ''

Vachellia valida ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Tindale & Kodela) Kodela * ''

Vachellia vernicosa ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—viscid acacia * ''

Vachellia viguieri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Villiers & Du Puy) Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia villaregalis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (McVaugh) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia walwalensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Gilliland) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia xanthophloea ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus '' Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' ca ...

'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter—fever tree * ''

Vachellia zanzibarica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (S.Moore) Kyal. & Boatwr.—coastal whistling thorn ** var. ''microphylla'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''zanzibarica'' (S.Moore) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia zapatensis'' (Urb. & Ekman) Seigler & Ebinger

''Incertae sedis''

These species are suspected to belong to ''Vachellia'', but have not been formally transferred. * ''

Acacia callicoma ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australa ...

Meisn. Carl Daniel Friedrich Meissner (1 November 1800 – 2 May 1874) was a Swiss botanist. Biography Born in Bern, Switzerland on 1 November 1800, he was christened Meisner but later changed the spelling of his name to Meissner. For most of his 40 ...

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Acacia harala ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australa ...

'' Thulin & Gifri * ''

Acacia hunteri ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australa ...

'' Oliv. * ''

Acacia johnwoodii ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australa ...

'' Boulos * '' Acacia planifrons'' Koenig ex Wight & Arn. * ''

Acacia pseudo-eburnea ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australa ...

'' J.R. Drumm. ex Dunn * '' Acacia tanjorensis'' Ragup., Thoth. & Mahad. * ''

Acacia yemenensis ''Acacia'', commonly known as wattles or acacias, is a genus of about of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa, South America, and Australa ...

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Hybrids

* ''Vachellia'' × ''cedilloi'' (Rico Arce) Seigler & Ebinger * ''Vachellia campechiana'' × ''pennatula'' * ''Vachellia erioloba'' × ''haematoxylon'' * ''Vachellia'' × ''gladiata'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''Vachellia kirkii'' × ''seyal'' * ''Vachellia macracantha'' × ''pennatula'' * ''Vachellia seyal'' var. ''fistula'' × ''xanthophloea'' * ''Vachellia'' × ''standleyi'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q956173 Fabaceae genera Taxa named by George Arnott Walker Arnott Taxa named by Robert Wight