Vachellia robusta

Vachellia robusta
On the Springbok Flats
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: Vachellia
Species:
V. robusta
Binomial name
Vachellia robusta
(Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr.[1]
Subspecies[2]
  • Vachellia robusta subsp. clavigera (E.Mey.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
  • Vachellia robusta subsp. robusta (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
  • Vachellia robusta subsp. usambarensis (Taub.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
Synonyms
  • Acacia robusta Burch.

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.[3]

  1. ^ Kyalangalilwa B, Boatwright JS, Daru BH, Maurin O, van der Bank M (2013). "Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia". Bot J Linn Soc. 172 (4): 500–523. doi:10.1111/boj.12047. hdl:10566/3454.
  2. ^ "Vachellia robusta (as Acacia robusta)". The Plant List. 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. ^ Vachellia robusta (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr. Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 10 December 2020.