Acaciella

Acaciella
Acaciella angustissima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Acaciella
Britton & Rose
Type species
Acaciella villosa
(Sw.) Britton & Rose
Species[1][2]

15; see text.

The range of the genus Acaciella.
Synonyms
  • Acacia subg. Aculeiferum sect. Filicinae Benth.
  • Acacia subg. Aculeiferum sect. Filicinum ser. Filicinae Taub.
  • Senegalia sect. Filicinae (Benth.) Pedley

Acaciella is a Neotropical genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and its subfamily Mimosoideae. Its centre of diversity is along the Mexican Pacific coast. They are unarmed, have no extrafloral nectaries and the polyads of their pollen are 8-celled.[1] Though its numerous free stamens (sometimes >300) is typical of Acacia s.l., it has several characteristics in common with genus Piptadenia (tribe Mimoseae). Its pollen and free amino acids resemble that of Senegalia. Molecular studies place it sister to a monophyletic clade comprising elements of genus Acacia, and the tribe Ingeae.[1] A nectary ring is present between the stamens and ovary, in common with Acacia subg. Aculeiferum.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Rico Arce, M. de L.; Bachman, S. (16 May 2007). "A taxonomic revision of Acaciella (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae)". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 63 (2): 189–244. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2006.v63.i2.7.
  2. ^ Maslin B. "List of Acacia sensu lato species". World Wide Wattle. Retrieved 31 December 2013.