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Taxon:  Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.



Summary
Genus:
Vachellia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Acacieae
Nomen number:
450067
Place of publication:
Prodr. fl. Ind. orient. 272. 1834
Verified:
05/11/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (5  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. var. farnesiana (0 active accession[s])
Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. var. pinetorum (F. J. Herm.) Seigler & Ebinger (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa farnesiana L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia minuta (M. E. Jones) R. M. Beauch.
Acacia smallii Isely
Pithecellobium minutum M. E. Jones
Vachellia densiflora Alexander ex Small
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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource). URL: http://botany.si.edu/Antilles/WestIndies/results.cfm
  2. Clarke, H. D. et al. 1989. Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) and related species from Mexico, the southwestern U.S., and the Caribbean. Syst. Bot. 14:559. Note: = Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). URL: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
  4. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. 2003-. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica
  5. Isely, D. 1998. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii) Note: = Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
  6. Personal Care Products Council. INCI URL: http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
  7. Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: = Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
  8. Seigler, D. S. & J. E. Ebinger. 2006. New combinations in the genus Vachellia (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) from the New World. Phytologia 87:139-178. URL: http://www.phytologia.org/
  9. Space, J. C. & C. T. Imada. 2004. Report to the Republic of Kiribati on invasive plant species on the islands of Tarawa, Abemama, Butaritari and Maiana. Pacific Biol. Surv. 2003-006:1-103. URL: http://pbs.bishopmuseum.org/ Note: = Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
  10. Wagner, W. L. et al. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource). URL: http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/query2.cfm
  11. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: = Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Common names
English
cassie –
Ellington-curse –
fragrant acacia –
huisache –
ironwood –
mimosa-bush –
opopanax –
prickly mimosa-bush –
prickly moses –
prickly-mimosa –
scented wattle –
sweet acacia –
sweet wattle –
French
cassie ancienne –
cassie Farnese –
German
Antillenakazie –
Schwammbaum –
Guam
popinac –
Italian
gaggia –
Spanish
aromo –
bayahonda –
coromo –
espino blanco –
popine –
Swedish
doftakacia –
Transcribed Chinese
jin he haun –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFloridan.w.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizonas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCaliforniaSan Diego Co.
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanNetherlands Antilles  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and NevisSaint Kitts 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaCoclé 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaPanamá 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate regions
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida (n.w.), Louisiana (s.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona (s.), California (San Diego Co.)]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Netherlands Antilles, Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis [Saint Kitts], St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama [Coclé, Panamá], El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Peru
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Israel, Syria
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere in tropical, subtropical, and warm-temperate regions)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Environmentalornamental Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Environmentalsoil improver Graham, E. H. 1941. Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. USDA Misc. Publ. 412.
Food additivesflavoring Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialsessential oilsused in perfumeryPajaujis Anonis, D. 1993. Flower oils and floral compounds in perfumery.
Materialslipids Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Materialstannin/dyestuff Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm. Note: = Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Medicinesfolkloreas Acacia farnesianaDuke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Weedpotential seed contaminant Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds


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