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Taxon:
Vachellia tortilis
(Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Vachellia
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
465247
Place of publication:
Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 149:150. 2008
Verified:
05/12/2012
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
13
(
13
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vachellia tortilis
(Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi subsp.
heteracantha
(Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia tortilis
(Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi subsp.
raddiana
(Savi) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia tortilis
(Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi subsp.
spirocarpa
(Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr.
(0 active accession[s])
Vachellia tortilis
(Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi subsp.
tortilis
(2 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa tortilis
Forssk.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia tortilis
(Forssk.) Hayne
No images
Reference(s)
Kyalangalilwa, B. & J. S. Boatwright.
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. 172:517.
Common names
English
umbrella-thorn –
Reference(s)
Afrikaans
haak-en-steek –
Reference(s)
India
Israeli babul –
Reference(s)
Spanish
espino de parasol –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Arabic
talha –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
s.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Eswatini
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Free State
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Gauteng
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Limpopo
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Mpumalanga
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
Northern Cape
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
North-West
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Oman
Al Batinah North
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Israel
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
,
Morocco
(s.),
Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
,
Eswatini
,
South Africa
[Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West]
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Oman
[Al Batinah North],
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Israel
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Israel
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Bee plants
honey production
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Environmental
erosion control
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Fuels
fuelwood
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025
. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL:
https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=465247
. Accessed
27 April 2025
.
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References