Fabaceae
Vachellia

Vachellia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi

First published in Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 149: 150 (2008)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Africa, Sinai to Arabian Peninsula. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gulf States, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

India, Madagascar, Pakistan

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Boulos, L. (1999). Flora of Egypt 1: 1-419. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2012). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 4: 1-431. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Du Puy, D.J., Labat, N.-N., Rabevohitra, R., Villiers, J.-F., Bosser, J. & Moat, J. (2002). The Leguminosae of Madagascar: 1-737. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman. volume 2. Crassulaceae - Apiaceae. Scripta Botanica Belgica 36: 1-220.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Musselman, L.J. (2011). Checklist of Plants of Lebanon and Syria http://ww2.odu.edu/~lmusselm/plant/lebsyria/Checklist%20of%20Lebanon%20Plants.pdf.
  • Peyre de Fabregues, B. & Lebrun, J.-P. (1976). Catalogue des Plantes Vascularies du Niger: 1-433. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.
  • Singh, A. (2012). Exotic flora of the Chandauli district Uttar Pradesh, India: an overview. Indian Journal of Forestry 35: 79-84.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 23, 2023 António, T.; Madeira, G.; Chirutse, P. ; Soane, J.; Chapo, J .; Temóteo, G. [TA017] Mozambique Acacia tortilis K009001542 No
Jan 1, 1957 Gossweiler, J. [12176] Angola Acacia tortilis K001276772 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Schimper [612] Ethiopia Acacia tortilis K000244236 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Schimper [612] Ethiopia Acacia tortilis K000244235 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Muriel, C.S. [5/9] Sudan Acacia tortilis K000267508 Unknown Type Material No
Jan 1, 1957 Schweinfurth, G. [1975] Sudan Acacia tortilis K000244226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Pappi, A. [165] Eritrea Acacia tortilis K000244230 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Schimper [1747] Ethiopia Acacia tortilis K000244232 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Egypt Acacia tortilis K000244155 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Schweinfurth, G. [1973] Sudan Acacia tortilis K000244227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Burchell [1710] South Africa Acacia tortilis K000244436 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Letourneux, A. [257] Chad Acacia tortilis K000232640 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Burchell [2205] South Africa Acacia tortilis K000244437 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Lugard, E.J. [49] Botswana Acacia tortilis K000489577 Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1085] Eritrea Acacia tortilis K000244228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Chevalier, A. [1186] Mali Acacia tortilis K000267509 Syntype No
Jan 1, 1957 Schimper [502] Ethiopia Acacia tortilis K000244233 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Schweinfurth, G.; Riva, D. [1691] Eritrea Acacia tortilis K000244229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Schimper [658] Ethiopia Acacia tortilis K000244231 Syntype Yes
May 9, 1951 Deflers [336] Saudi Arabia Acacia tortilis K000791111 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burchell [2205] South Africa Acacia tortilis K000244438 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; et al. [13852] Ethiopia Acacia tortilis K001259665 No
Headley, P.M. [(526) 203] Ethiopia Acacia tortilis K:SPC-06049.053 No
Schweinfurth, G. [601] Yemen Acacia tortilis K000791114 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [1966] Sudan Acacia tortilis K000244225 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, P.A. [2540] Botswana Acacia tortilis K000489582 Yes
de Beer, J.S. [523] Botswana Acacia tortilis K000489578 Yes
Malawi Acacia tortilis K000244329 Type Yes
Rico, L.; et al. [1836] Tunisia Acacia tortilis K000296054 No
Burchell [s 258] South Africa Acacia tortilis K000244439 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thompson, M.F. [1671] Botswana Acacia tortilis K000489579 Yes
Nader, I.A. [307] Saudi Arabia Acacia tortilis K:SPC-48916.000 No
Montbret [s.n.] Acacia tortilis K000244234 Unknown Type Material Yes
Deflers [510] Yemen Acacia tortilis K000791112 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schweinfurth, G. [19] Yemen Acacia tortilis K000791113 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nader, I.A. [306] Saudi Arabia Acacia tortilis K:SPC-48906.000 No
Allen, A. [217] Botswana Acacia tortilis K000489580 Yes
Yalala, A.M. [130] Botswana Acacia tortilis K000489581 Yes

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