Vachellia abyssinica
| Flat Top Acacia (Vachellia abyssinica) | |
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| An Umbrella Acacia (Vachellia tortilis), right, and a Flat Top Acacia (Vachellia abyssinica), left. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Angiosperms |
| Class: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Vachellia |
| Species: | V. abyssinica |
| Binomial name | |
| Vachellia abyssinica (Hochst. ex. Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr.[1] | |
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Vachellia abyssinica (flat top acacia) is a tree up to 16 m tall. 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 aligned in straight pairs at nodes. Leaves are in pinnae pairs of 20-40; the leaflets are very small, up to 4 × 0.75 mm. The inflorescence is arranged in white spherical heads. The involucel is located in the lower half of the peduncle. Seed pods are dehiscent.[2]
Distribution
From Ethiopia southwards to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 Encyclopedia of Life. "Details for: Vachellia abyssinica (as Acacia abyssinica)" (HTML). Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
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