Fabaceae
Vachellia

Vachellia torrei (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.

First published in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 172: 517 (2013)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Mozambique. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mozambique

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Contu, S. (2009). Acacia torrei. Assessment using IUCN Categories and Criteria 3.1 (IUCN 2001). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Draft SRLI conservation assessments, pending approval by IUCN, can be viewed at: threatenedplants.myspecies.info/].
  • Gomez-Acevedo, S., Rico-Arce, L., Delgado-Salinas, A., Magallon, S. & Eguiarte, L. E. (2010). Neotropical mutualism between Acacia and Pseudomyrmex: Phylogeny and divergence times. Mol. Phy. Evol. 56: 393-408.
  • Hyde, M. A. & Wursten, B. (2010). Flora of Mozambique: Species information - Acacia torrei.  www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=170700 (accessed 17 December 2010).
  • Kyalangalilwa, B., Boatwright, J. S., Daru, B. H., Maurin, O. and 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: 500-523
  • Lewis, G.P. (2005). Tribe Acacieae. In Lewis, G., Schrire*, B., Mackinder*, B. & Lock*, M. (eds) Legumes of the world. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 187-191.
  • Ross, J. H. (1971). The Acacia species with glandular glutinous pods in Southern Africa. Bothalia 10: 351-354.
  • Ross, J. H. (1979). A conspectus of the African Acacia species. Mem. Bot. Survey South Africa 44: 1-55.
  • The Plant List (2010). Acacia torrei. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-631 (accessed 22 March 2011).

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 18, 1968 Torre, A.R. [4068] Mozambique Acacia torrei K000244325 Type Yes
Goyder, D.J.; Massingue, A.; Timberlake, J. [4076] Mozambique Acacia torrei K000724090 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0