''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

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family,

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, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily

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. Its species were considered members of genus ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can be distinguished from other acacias by its capitate inflorescences and spinescent stipules. Before discovery of the New World, Europeans in the Mediterranean region were familiar with several species of ''Vachellia'', which they knew as sources of medicine, and had names for them that they inherited from the Greeks and Romans. The wide-ranging genus occurs in a variety of open, tropical to subtropical habitats, and is locally dominant. In parts of Africa, ''Vachellia'' species are shaped progressively by grazing animals of increasing size and height, such as gazelle, gerenuk, and

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. The genus in Africa has thus developed thorns in defence against such herbivory.

Nomenclature

By 2005, taxonomists had decided that '' Acacia sensu lato'' should be split into at least five separate genera. The ICN dictated that under these circumstances, the name of ''Acacia'' should remain with the original

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, which was '' Acacia nilotica''. However, that year the General Committee of the

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decided that ''Acacia'' should be given a new type (''

Acacia verticillatum ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'') so that the ~920 species of Australian acacias would not need to be renamed ''Racosperma''. This decision was opposed by 54.9% or 247 representatives at its 2005 congress, while 45.1% or 203 votes were cast in favor. However, since a 60% vote was required to override the committee, the decision was carried, and a ''

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propositum'' was listed in Appendix III (p. 286). The 2011 congress voted 373 to 172 to uphold the 2005 decision, which means that the name ''

'' and a new type follow the majority of the species in '' Acacia sensu lato'', rather than this genus. However, some members of the botanical community remain unconvinced, and the use of ''Acacia'' in the scientific literature continues to exceed the use of the new generic names.

Description

The members of ''Vachellia'' are trees or shrubs, sometimes climbing, and are always armed. Younger plants, especially, are armed with spines which are modified stipules, situated near the leaf bases. Some (''cf''. '' V. tortilis'', ', '' V. luederitzii'' and '' V. reficiens'') are also armed with paired, recurved prickles (in addition to the spines). The leaves are alternate and bipinnately arranged, and their pinnae are usually opposite. The racemose inflorescences usually grow from the leaf axils. The yellow or creamy white flowers are produced in spherical heads, or seldom in elongate spikes, which is the general rule in the related genus ''

Senegalia ''Senegalia'' (from Senegal and ''Acacia senegal'' (L.) Willd.) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the Mimosoid clade. Until 2005, its species were considered members of ''Acacia.'' The genus was considered polyp ...

''. The flowers are typically bisexual with numerous stamens, but unisexual flowers have been noted in '' V. nilotica'' (''cf''. Sinha, 1971). The calyx and corolla are usually 4 to 5-lobed. Glands are usually present on the rachis and the upper side of the petiole. The seed pod may be straight, curved or curled, and either dehiscent or indehiscent. File:Vachellia vernicosa.jpg, ''V. vernicosa'', or "viscid acacia", in habitat, Far West Texas File:Vachellia vernicosa inflorescence.jpg, ''V. vernicosa'', detail of inflorescence

Species list

Of the 163 species currently assigned to ''Vachellia'', 52 are native to the

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, 83 to Africa, Madagascar and the

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, 32 to Asia and 9 to

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and the

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. ''Vachellia'' comprises the following species: * ''

Vachellia abyssinica ''Vachellia abyssinica'', the flat top acacia, is a tree up to 16 m tall. Description Its bark is reddish-brown on older trees. On younger trees it is pale yellowish-brown, peeling off in papery wads. Young twigs are softly hairy. Thorns are ...

'' (Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flat top acacia ** subsp. ''abyssinica'' (Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''calophylla'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia acuifera ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Bahama acacia, cassip, pork-and-doughboy, (''Bahamas'') rosewood * ''

Vachellia albicortata ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burkart) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia allenii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus '' Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' c ...

'' (D. H. Janzen) Seigler & Ebinger—Allen acacia * ''

Vachellia amythethophylla ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia ancistroclada ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia anegadensis ''Vachellia anegadensis'', the pokemeboy, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the British Virgin Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, sandy sho ...

'' (Britton) Seigler & Ebinger—Anegada acacia, blackbrush-wattle, pokemeboy * ''

Vachellia antunesii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia arenaria ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schinz) Kyal. & Boatwr.—sand acacia * ''

Vachellia aroma ''Vachellia aroma'' is a small, perennial, thorny tree native to Peru, Chile, Argentina and Paraguay. Some common names for it are , aromo negro, espinillo and tusca. It is not listed as being a threatened species. Although some sources say tha ...

'' (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''aroma'' Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. ** var. ''huarango'' Ruíz & J.Macbr. * ''

Vachellia astringens ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Gillies in Hook. et Arn.) Speg. * ''

Vachellia baessleri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' Clarke, Siegler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia barahonensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Urb. & Ekman) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia bavazzanoi ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pichi-Sermolli) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia belairioides'' (Urb.) Seigler & Ebinger—Bellair acacia * ''

Vachellia bellula ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Drake) Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia biaciculata ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger—corkwood wattle, dogwood * ''

Vachellia bidwillii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Benth.) Kodela—corkwood wattle, dogwood. "'Waneu', of the aboriginals of Central Queensland ; 'Yadthor', of those of the Cloncurry River, Northern Queensland." * ''

Vachellia bilimekii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (J. Macbr.) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia bolei'' (R.P. Subhedar) Ragupathy, Seigler, Ebinger & Maslin * ''

Vachellia borleae ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr.—sticky acacia, named for the collector

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. * ''

Vachellia brandegeana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (I. M. Johnst.) Seigler & Ebinger—Baja California acacia * ''

Vachellia bravoensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Isely) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia bricchettiana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia bucheri ''Vachellia bucheri'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae found only in Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla d ...

'' (Marie-Victorín) Seigler & Ebinger—Bucher acacia * ''

Vachellia bullockii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''bullockii'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''induta'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia burttii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Bak. f.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia bussei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms ex Sjöstedt) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia californica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brandegee) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia campechiana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger—boatthorn acacia, spoon-thorn acacia ** f. ''campechiana'' (Mill.) Seigler & Ebinger ** f. ''houghii'' (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia caurina ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Barneby & Zanoni) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia caven ''Vachellia caven'' (Roman cassie, , aromo criollo, caven, , , espinillo, espinillo de baado, espino, espino maulino) is an ornamental tree in the family Fabaceae. ''Vachellia caven'' is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Urugua ...

'' (Molina) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''caven'' (Molina) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''dehiscens'' (Ciald.) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''microcarpa '' (Speg.) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''stenocarpa '' (Speg.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia cernua ''Vachellia cernua'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Somalia, and is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habita ...

'' (Thulin & Hassan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia chiapensis'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—Chiapas acacia * ''

Vachellia choriophylla ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—cinnecord acacia, Florida acacia, (''Bahamas'') cinnecord * ''

Vachellia clarksoniana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pedley) Kodela * ''

Vachellia collinsii ''Vachellia collinsii'' is a species of flowering plant native to Central America and parts of Africa. It grows in secondary succession in seasonally dry ecosystems in southern Central America, with preferences to Savannah-like climate. The Vac ...

'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—Collins acacia * ''

Vachellia constricta ''Vachellia constricta'', also known commonly as the whitethorn acacia, is a shrub native to Mexico and the Southwestern United States, with a disjunct eastern population in Virginia and Maryland. Distribution In the Southwest ''V. constricta'' ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Whitethorn acacia, Mescat acacia * ''

Vachellia cookii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—Cook acacia, cockspur acacia * ''

Vachellia cornigera ''Vachellia cornigera'', commonly known as bullhorn acacia (family Fabaceae), is a swollen-thorn tree native to Mexico and Central America. The common name of "bullhorn" refers to the enlarged, hollowed-out, swollen thorns (technically called sti ...

'' (L.) Seigler & Ebinger—bullhorn wattle, bull's-horn acacia, bull-horn thorn, oxhorn acacia * ''

Vachellia cucuyo ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Barneby & Zanoni) Seigler & Ebinger—Cucuyo acacia * ''

Vachellia curvifructa ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burkart) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia daemon'' (Ekman & Urb.) Seigler & Ebinger—Camagüey acacia * ''

Vachellia davyi ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (N.E.Br.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—corky-bark acacia * ''

Vachellia ditricha ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pedley) Kodela * ''

Vachellia dolichocephala ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia douglasica'' (Pedley) Kodela * ''

Vachellia drepanolobium ''Vachellia drepanolobium'', more commonly known as ''Acacia drepanolobium'' or whistling thorn, is a swollen-thorn acacia native to East Africa. The whistling thorn grows up to 6 meters tall. It produces a pair of straight spines at each node, ...

'' (Harms ex Sjöstedt) P.J.H. Hurter—whistling thorn * ''

Vachellia dyeri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.P.Swartz) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia eburnea ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus '' Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' ...

'' (L.f.) P. Hurter & Mabb. * ''

Vachellia ebutsiniorum ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (P.J.H. Hurter) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Ebutsini acacia * ''

Vachellia edgeworthii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (T.Anders.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia elatior ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''elatior'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''turkanae'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia erioloba'' (E.Mey.) P.J.H. Hurter—camel thorn (''Kameeldoring'') * ''

Vachellia erythrophloea ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia etbaica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schweinf.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—savannah thorn ** subsp. ''australis'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''etbaica'' (Schweinf.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''platycarpa'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''uncinata'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia exuvialis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Verdoorn) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flaky-bark acacia * ''

Vachellia farnesiana ''Vachellia farnesiana'', also known as ''Acacia farnesiana'', and previously ''Mimosa farnesiana'', commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are use ...

'' (L.) Wight & Arn.—huisache ** var. ''farnesiana'' (L.) Wight & Arn. ** var. ''guanacastensis'' (H.D.Clarke ''et al''.) Wight & Arn. ** var. ''minuta'' (M.E.Jones) Wight & Arn. ** var. ''pinetorum'' (F.J.Herm.) Wight & Arn.—pineland wattle * ''

Vachellia fischeri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flat-topped thorn * ''

Vachellia flava ''Vachellia flava'', synonym ''Acacia ehrenbergiana'', is a species of drought-resistant bush or small tree, commonly known as salam in Arabic. It is found in the Sahara, the northern Sahel, parts of East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ...

'' (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia gentlei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Standley) Seigler & Ebinger—gentle acacia * ''

Vachellia gerrardii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter—red acacia ** var. ''calvescens'' (Brenan) P.J.H. Hurter ** var. ''gerrardii'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter ** var. ''latisiliqua'' (Brenan) P.J.H. Hurter * ''

Vachellia glandulifera ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia globulifera ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger—globular acacia * ''

Vachellia grandicornuta ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Gerstner) Seigler & Ebinger—horned-thorn acacia * ''

Vachellia guanacastensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Clark, Seigler, & Ebinger) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia gummifera ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Willd.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—gum-bearing acacia * ''

Vachellia haematoxylon ''Vachellia haematoxylon'' (gray camel thorn, giraffe thorn, af, Vaalkameeldoring, st, Mokholo) is a protected tree in South Africa. See also *List of Southern African indigenous trees References

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'' (Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger—gray camel thorn, giraffe thorn * ''

Vachellia harmandiana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pierre) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia hebeclada ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—candle-pod acacia ** subsp. ''chobiensis'' (O.B.Miller) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''hebeclada'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''tristis'' (A.Schreiber) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia hindsii ''Vachellia hindsii'' is a tree which grows up to tall, and is native to parts of southern Mexico and parts of Central America. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q28432803 hindsii Flora of Central America ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—Hinds acacia * ''

Vachellia hockii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (De Wild.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia horrida ''Vachellia horrida'' is a low spreading shrub or sometimes tree native to both the wet and dry scrublands of tropical to subtropical East Africa. Common names for it are Cape gum, Karroo Thorn and dev-babul. It is also found elsewhere in Afric ...

'' (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—long white-galled acacia ** subsp. ''benadirensis'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''horrida'' (L.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia hydaspica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (J.R. Drumm. ex R. Parker) Ali * ''

Vachellia inopinata ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Prain) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia insulae-iacobi'' (L. Riley) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia jacquemontii ''Vachellia jacquemontii'' is a species of plant native to the Thar Desert of India and Pakistan. The species name refers to French botanist Victor Jacquemont.Allen J. Coombes It grows as an erect shrub or small tree, usually to high, with ...

'' (Benth.) ali—baonḷī, raati-banwali * ''

Vachellia janzenii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Ebinger & Seigler) Seigler & Ebinger—Janzen acacia * ''

Vachellia karroo ''Vachellia karroo'', commonly known as the sweet thorn, common acacia, Karoo thorn, Cape gum or cockspur thorn, is a species of ''Vachellia'', native to southern Africa from southern Angola east to Mozambique, and south to South Africa. It is ...

'' (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso—Karroo BushTaxon in the ''V. karroo'' complex, see: * ''

Vachellia kingii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Prain) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia kirkii ''Vachellia kirkii'', widely known as ''Acacia kirkii'' but now attributed to the genus ''Vachellia'', is a tree native to tropical Africa. It is commonly known as the flood plain acacia. ''Vachellia kirkii'' is a multi-trunked shrub or tree. I ...

'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—flood plain acacia ** subsp. ''kirkii'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. *** var. ''kirkii'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. *** var. ''sublaevis'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''mildbraedii'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia koltermanii'' R. García, M. Mejía, Ebinger, & Seigler * ''

Vachellia kosiensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.P.Sw. ex Coates Palgr.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—dune acacia, dune sweet-thorn * ''

Vachellia lahai ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Steud. & Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—red-thorn acacia * ''

Vachellia lasiopetala ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Oliv.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia latispina ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (J.E.Burrows & S.M.Burrows) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia leucophloea ''Vachellia leucophloea'' ( hi, रेवंजा), also called ''reonja'', is a moderate-sized tree native to South and Southeast Asia. Distribution ''Vachellia leucophloea'' grows natively in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thail ...

'' (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger—pilang ** var. ''leucophloea'' (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''microcephala'' (Kurz) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia leucospira ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia luederitzii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—bastard umbrella thorn ** var. ''luederitzii'' (Engl.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Kalahari-sand acacia ** var. ''retinens'' (Sim) Kyal. & Boatwr.—balloon-thorn acacia * ''

Vachellia macracantha ''Vachellia macracantha'' is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. Its native range spans from southern Florida to South America. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15545373, from2=Q9566669 Flora of Florida Flora of Central America Flora o ...

'' (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Seigler & Ebinger—longspine acacia, French casha, long-spine acacia, porknut, cambrón, long-spined acacia, (''Jamaica'') parknut, (''Virgin Islands'') wild tamarind, (''Netherlands Antilles'') Creole casha, Spanish casha, steel acacia, (''Virgin Islands'') stink casha, strink casha * ''

Vachellia macrothyrsa ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia malacocephala ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.—black-galled acacia * ''

Vachellia mayana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Lundell) Seigler & Ebinger—Maya Acacia * '' Vachellia mbuluensis'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.—hairy-galled acacia * '' Vachellia melanoceras'' (Beurl.) Seigler & Ebinger—blackthorn acacia, bullhorn acacia * '' Vachellia montana'' (P.P.Swartz) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia myaingii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Lace) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia myrmecophila'' (R.Vig.) Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia natalitia ''Vachellia natalitia'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Vachellia nebrownii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burtt Davy) Seigler & Ebinger—water acacia, water thorn * ''

Vachellia negrii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pichi-Sermolli) Kyal. & Boatwr. *'' Vachellia nilotica'' (L.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb.—scented-pod acacia, gum Arabic tree, babul, Amrad gum, thorny mimosa of India ** subsp. ''adstringens'' (Schumach. & Thonn.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''cupressiformis'' (J.L.Stewart) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''hemispherica'' (Ali & Faruqi) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''indica'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb.—Babul, Prickly acacia ** subsp. ''kraussiana'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''leiocarpa'' (Brenan) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''nilotica'' (L.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''subalata'' (Vatke) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. ** subsp. ''tomentosa'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter & Mabb. * '' Vachellia nubica'' (Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia oerfota ''Vachellia oerfota'' is a perennial shrub or tree which is native to Africa, Asia and the Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabian Peninsula, Arabia ...

'' (Forssk) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''brevifolia'' (Boulos) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''oerfota'' (Forssk) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia origena ''Vachellia origena'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on ...

'' (Hunde) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia ormocarpoides ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.J.H. Hurter) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Leolo thorn * ''

Vachellia oviedoensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (R. García & M. Mejía) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia pacensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Rudd & Carter) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia pachyphloia ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (W. Fitzg.) Kodela ** subsp. ''brevipinnula'' (Tindale & Kodela) Kodela ** subsp. ''pachyphloia'' (W. Fitzg.) Kodela * ''

Vachellia pallidifolia ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Tindale) Kodela * ''

Vachellia paolii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''paolii'' (Chiov.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''paucijuga'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia pennatula ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger—feather acacia ** var. ''parvicephala'' Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''pennatula'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia permixta ''Vachellia permixta'', the hairy acacia, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Botswana, the Northern Provinces of South Africa, and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked coun ...

'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr.—slender acacia * ''

Vachellia pilispina ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Pichi-Sermolli) Kyal. & Boatwr.—mpande * '' Vachellia polypyrigenes'' (Greenm.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia prasinata ''Vachellia prasinata'' (syn. ''Acacia prasinata'') is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ethiopia. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the pro ...

'' (Hunde) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia pringlei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—Pringle acacia ** var. ''californica'' —California Pringle acacia ** var. ''pringlei'' (Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—typical Pringle acacia * ''

Vachellia pseudofistula ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Harms) Kyal. & Boatwr.—ant-galled acacia * ''

Vachellia qandalensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Thulin) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia quintanilhae ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Torre) Kyal. & Boatwr. * '' Vachellia reficiens'' (Wawra) Kyal. & Boatwr.—red-bark acacia ** subsp. ''misera'' (Vatke) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** subsp. ''reficiens'' (Wawra) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia rehmanniana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Schinz) Kyal. & Boatwr.—silky acacia * ''

Vachellia rigidula ''Vachellia rigidula'', commonly known as blackbrush acacia or chaparro prieto, and also known as ''Acacia rigidula'', is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its native range stretches from Texas in the United States ...

'' (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger—blackbrush acacia, blackbrush * ''

Vachellia robbertsei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.P.Swartz) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Sekhukhune acacia * ''

Vachellia robusta ''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.Vachellia roigii ''Vachellia roigii'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae found only in Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes in ...

'' (Léon) Seigler & Ebinger—Roig acacia * ''

Vachellia rorudiana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Christopherson) Seigler & Ebinger—Galapagos acacia * ''

Vachellia ruddiae ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (D. H. Janzen) Seigler & Ebinger—Rudd acacia * ''

Vachellia schaffneri ''Vachellia schaffneri'', the twisted acacia or Schaffner's acacia, is a tree native to Mexico and the United States (Texas). Description This is a thorny tree growing up to 25 feet in height. It has alternate, bipinnately compound leaves that ...

'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger—Schaffner's wattle, twisted acacia ** var. ''bravoensis'' (Isely) Seigler & Ebinger ** var. ''schaffneri'' (S. Watson) Seigler & Ebinger * '' Vachellia schottii'' (Torr.) Seigler & Ebinger—Schott's wattle * ''

Vachellia sekhukhuniensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (P.J.H. Hurter) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Sekhukhune thorn * ''

Vachellia seyal ''Vachellia seyal'', the red acacia, known also as the shittah tree (the source of shittim wood), is a thorny, 6– to 10-m-high (20 to 30 ft) tree with a pale greenish or reddish bark. At the base of the feathery leaves, two straight, light ...

'' (Delile) P.J.H. Hurter—white whistling thorn ** var. ''fistula'' (Schweinf.) P.J.H. Hurter ** var. ''seyal'' (Delile) P.J.H. Hurter * ''

Vachellia siamensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Craib) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia sieberiana ''Vachellia sieberiana'', until recently known as ''Acacia sieberiana'' and commonly known as the paperbark thorn or paperbark acacia, is a tree native to southern Africa and introduced into Pakistan. It is used in many areas for various purposes ...

'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—paperbark acacia, paperbark thorn ** var. ''sieberiana'' (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''villosa'' (A.Chev.) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''woodii'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia sphaerocephala ''Vachellia sphaerocephala'', the bull's horn thorn or bee wattle, is a plant species in the family Fabaceae. The name comes from the shape of the thorns which do indeed resemble the horns of a bull. The tree has a strong, symbiotic relationship ...

'' (Schltdl. & Cham.) Seigler & Ebinger—roundhead acacia, bee wattle * ''

Vachellia stuhlmannii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Taub.) Kyal. & Boatwr.—olive-barked thorn, vlei acacia * ''

Vachellia suberosa ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (A. Cunn. ex Benth.) Kodela—corkybark wattle * '' Vachellia sutherlandii'' (F. Muell.) Kodela—corkwood wattle * ''

Vachellia swazica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Burtt Davy) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Swazi acacia * ''

Vachellia tenuispina ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Verdoorn) Kyal. & Boatwr.—turf acacia * ''

Vachellia tephrophylla ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Thulin) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia theronii ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (P.P.Sw.) Boatwr.—slender mountain thorn * ''

Vachellia tomentosa ''Vachellia tomentosa'' is a species of ''Vachellia'' originally described by Willd. Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of ...

'' (Rottler) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger—klampis * ''

Vachellia torrei ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.—Mozambique sticky thorn * '' Vachellia tortilis'' (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi—umbrella thorn, umbrella acacia ** subsp. ''heteracantha'' (Burch.) Galasso & Banfi ** subsp. ''raddiana'' (Savi) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''pubescens'' (A.Chev.) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''raddiana'' (Savi) Galasso & Banfi ** subsp. ''spirocarpa'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''crinita'' (Chiov.) Galasso & Banfi *** var. ''spirocarpa'' (Hochst. ex. A.Rich.) Galasso & Banfi ** subsp. ''tortilis'' (Forssk.) Galasso & Banfi * ''

Vachellia tortuosa ''Vachellia tortuosa'', the twisted acacia , poponax or huisachillo, is a woody, leguminous thorn tree of the Caribbean, Florida, southern Texas, northeastern and central Mexico, and northern South America. It is found in tropical and desert habi ...

'' (L.) Seigler & Ebinger—twisted acacia, acacia bush, casia, catclaw, Dutch casha, huisachillo, Rio Grande acacia, sweet briar, sweet-briar, wild poponax * ''

Vachellia turnbulliana ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr.—velvet pod acacia * '' Vachellia valida'' (Tindale & Kodela) Kodela * ''

Vachellia vernicosa ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Britton & Rose) Seigler & Ebinger—viscid acacia * ''

Vachellia viguieri ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (Villiers & Du Puy) Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia villaregalis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia'' until 2009. ''Vachellia'' can ...

'' (McVaugh) Seigler & Ebinger * ''

Vachellia walwalensis ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (Gilliland) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia xanthophloea ''Vachellia xanthophloea'' is a tree in the family Fabaceae, commonly known in English as the fever tree. This species of ''Vachellia'' is native to eastern and southern Africa (Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Eswat ...

'' (Benth.) P.J.H. Hurter—fever tree * ''

Vachellia zanzibarica ''Vachellia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, commonly known as thorn trees or acacias. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. Its species were considered members of genus ''Acacia sensu lato, Acacia'' until 2009. ...

'' (S.Moore) Kyal. & Boatwr.—coastal whistling thorn ** var. ''microphylla'' (Brenan) Kyal. & Boatwr. ** var. ''zanzibarica'' (S.Moore) Kyal. & Boatwr. * ''

Vachellia zapatensis ''Vachellia zapatensis'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae endemic to the Zapata Peninsula, Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cub ...

'' (Urb. & Ekman) Seigler & Ebinger

''Incertae sedis''

These species are suspected to belong to ''Vachellia'', but have not been formally transferred. * ''

Acacia callicoma ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus nam ...

'' Meisn. * ''

Acacia harala ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus nam ...

'' Thulin & Gifri * '' Acacia hunteri'' Oliv. * '' Acacia johnwoodii'' Boulos * ''

Acacia planifrons The umbrella thorn, (''Acacia planifrons''), is a species of ''Acacia'' of the family Fabaceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங� ...

'' Koenig ex Wight & Arn. * '' Acacia pseudo-eburnea'' J.R. Drumm. ex Dunn * ''

Acacia tanjorensis ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus nam ...

'' Ragup., Thoth. & Mahad. * ''

Acacia yemenensis ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus nam ...

'' Boulos

Hybrids

* ''Vachellia'' × ''cedilloi'' (Rico Arce) Seigler & Ebinger * ''Vachellia campechiana'' × ''pennatula'' * ''Vachellia erioloba'' × ''haematoxylon'' * ''Vachellia'' × ''gladiata'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger * ''Vachellia kirkii'' × ''seyal'' * ''Vachellia macracantha'' × ''pennatula'' * ''Vachellia seyal'' var. ''fistula'' × ''xanthophloea'' * ''Vachellia'' × ''standleyi'' (Saff.) Seigler & Ebinger

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q956173 Fabaceae genera